From The Pages Of The Sandman Library, Neil Gaiman Tells The Story Of The One Day Every Hundred Years When Death, Older Sister Of The Sandman, Walks Among Humans To Gain A Better Understanding Of Their Lives And The Ways They Must Meet Her In The End. Introduction / By Tori Amos -- Ch. 1. The Spirit Of The Stairway -- Ch. 2. A Night To Remember -- Ch. 3. The High Cost Of Living -- Death Talks About Life -- A Brief History Of Death -- Biographies. [written By Neil Gaiman ; Illustrated By Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, Dave Mckean, Colored By Steve Oliff/olyoptics, Lettered By Todd Klein ; Introduced By Tori Amos]. Originally Published In Single Magazine Form As Death: The High Cost Of Living 1-3 And Death Talks About Life--p. 8.