History BackFromTheDead / Literature

* In ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror,'' [[CombatMedic Lightbringers]] can use their [[CastFromHitPoints Last Miracle]] to bring someone else back in exchange for their own life. A [[SwissArmySuperpower Lifebinder's]] [[HealingFactor healing abilities]] can also work unconsciously, restarting the heart if a person dies but has access to enough Light to heal their body. The latter situation happens to Daylen after an experiment with memory enhancement goes wrong and kills him.

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': Sylvie Indrath, [[spoiler: In volume 7, Sylvie Indrath pulls a HeroicSacrifice to save Arthur from dying because of overusing 3rd phase of Sylvia's will in his battke against Nico and Cadell. In volume 8, It is revealed that she lost her physical body but her soul is still intact and turned into an egg. Arthur works hard to revive her from volume 8 till volume 10, In the climax volume 10, Arthur gets help from two Asuras Aldir and Mordain which ends in reviving Sylvie again.]]

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': Sylvie Indrath, [[spoiler: In volume 7, Sylvie Indrath pulls a HeroicSacrifice to save Arthur from dying because of overusing 3rd phase of Sylvia's will. In volume 8, It is revealed that she lost her physical body but her soul is still intact and turned into an egg. In the climax volume 10, Arthur gets help from Aldir and Mordain which ends in revving Sylvie again.]]

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': [[spoiler: In volume 7, Sylvie Indrath pulls a HeroicSacrifice to save Arthur from dying because of overusing 3rd phase of Sylvia's will. In volume 8, It is revealed that she lost her physical body but her soul is still intact and turned into an egg. In the climax volume 10, Arthur gets help from Aldir and Mordain which ends in revving Sylvie again.]]

* In Julie Kenner's ''Literature/DemonHuntingSoccerMom'' books, Kate's first husband Eric (another [[DemonSlaying demon hunter]]) has died before the start of the series... but he manages to bring himself back in another guy's body. This is awkward for Kate because she adores/adored Eric, but has remarried and had another kid in the time it took him to come back.

* In Julie Kenner's ''Literature/DemonHuntingSoccerMom'' books, Kate's first husband Eric (another [[DemonSlaying demon hunter]]) has died before the start of the series... but he manages to bring himself back in another guy's body. This is awkward for Kate because she adores/adored Eric, but has remarried and had another kid in the time it took him to come back.

* David Zindell's ''Silver Sword''. Alphanderry comes back as an amorphous energy being after his HeroicSacrifice and gradually returns to just like he used to be. On the other hand, Valashu dies and is brought back on the next page good as ever.

* In Julie Kenner's ''Kate Connor, Demon Hunter'' books, Kate's first husband Eric (another [[DemonSlaying demon hunter]]) has died before the start of the series... but he manages to bring himself back in another guy's body. This is awkward for Kate because she adores/adored Eric, but has remarried and had another kid in the time it took him to come back.

* ''LightNovel/TheLegendaryMoonlightSculptor'': The main character Weed, as a reward for completing an epic quest arc, is rewarded a high-level, as of yet unknown power from the class the quest unlocked, {{Necromancer}}, called "The Power to Reject Death", resurrecting him as a random undead class of monster with new stats and powers until he either dies again, or until 24 hours have passed and he returns to being human. He actually does die, and suffers all the setbacks of death except for the forced logout and normal 24 hour ban.

** In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', Beren is killed by a werewolf, and Lúthien [[DeathByDespair dies of despair]]... only to ask ''[[EverybodyHatesHades Mandos himself]]'' to bring Beren and herself back to life through a [[MagicMusic song]]. Mandos agrees, however this is at the cost of Lúthien's immortality, so she and Beren are returned to Middle-Earth as humans.

** It's implied that Dumbledore also tried to use the stone a year before his own death, because he wanted to bring back the spirits of his parents and sister (likely to apologize for causing her death). But seemingly without success because the stone was cursed at that time.

** There's the Resurrection Stone which allows the holder to communicate with the dead. According to the fairy tale concerning the origin of the Deathly Hallows, using the Resurrection Stone drove its original owner, Cadmus Peverell, to commit suicide after seeing his deceased fiancée but being unable to be truly with her.
** Both Harry and Dumbledore use it to bring back people, even if they’re really just ghosts. Harry brings back his parents, Sirius, and Lupin right before he goes to “die” towards the end of this book to encourage him. Offscreen, Dumbledore used it about a year before his own death to bring back his parents and sister to apologize for causing her death. He touched the stone knowing it was cursed but couldn’t help himself.
** Harry himself dies briefly and returns to life after Voldemort destroys the horcrux in Harry. [[FridgeBrilliance Trelawney wasn't a fraud after all.]]

* In Philip Jose Farmer's ''Literature/{{Riverworld}}'' series, everybody that ever lived in Earth is resurrected. In addition, those who get killed on Riverworld are resurrected the next day, although in a different location and with a different group of people. Some characters use recurring suicides to explore more of the world.

* In Philip Jose Farmer's Riverworld series, everybody that ever lived in Earth is resurrected. In addition, those who get killed on Riverworld are resurrected the next day, although in a different location and with a different group of people. Some characters use recurring suicides to explore more of the world.