Not one of my favorite authors, but Kevin J. Anderson's books should come with a warning to the effect of:
WARNING: Character Death. Planetary explosion and anihilation. More Character Death. Character Death by the Billions, but you won't care about it, because I act like it happens so often, it's no big deal. Angst. Spirit plane walking. Dismemberment. More Character Death. (Oh, and don't get too attached to anything, because if I get bored when I'm writing the sequel, I'll just blow up another planet to keep things interesting.)
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WARNING: Character Death. Planetary explosion and anihilation. More Character Death. Character Death by the Billions, but you won't care about it, because I act like it happens so often, it's no big deal. Angst. Spirit plane walking. Dismemberment. More Character Death. (Oh, and don't get too attached to anything, because if I get bored when I'm writing the sequel, I'll just blow up another planet to keep things interesting.)