Science fiction and fantasy stories that can help you deal with death

[Swede]

I walk by her side and the darkness lifts from my soul. I walk with her, and I hear the gentle beating of mighty wings." — Dream on his sister Death, "The Sound of Her Wings"

"Anyway: I'm not blessed or merciful. I'm just me. I've got a job to do and I do it. Listen: even as we're talking, I'm there for old and young, innocent and guilty, those who die together and those who die alone. I'm in cars and boats and planes, in hospitals and forests and abattoirs. For some folks death is a release and for others death is an abomination, a terrible thing. But in the end, I'm there for all of them…. When the first living thing existed, I was there, waiting. When the last living thing dies, my job is finished. I'll put the chairs on tables, turn out the lights and lock the universe behind me when I leave." — Death,

http://io9.com/5671818/10-great-science-fiction-and-fantasy-stories-that-deal-with-death?skyline=true&s=i

[ixion]

1. For me, it's "The Snows of Kilamanjaro" and "For Whom the Bell Tolls"

among others...

[RKP5637]

2. Recommend!!! n/t

[mwrguy]

3. The Bible

Seems to work for a lot of fantasy fans.