I'm reading The Hidden City (House War book 1) by Michelle West. I've just finished the Sacred Hunt duology by her. I'm loving it so far. It really goes into depth about the things just grazed over in Hunters Death, making it all the more powerful.

Ok, glad to be educated.

Didn't he have terminal cancer, wanting to die his way and not wasting away from a horrible disease?

I never read the books, so I thought the series was really great, except for the season finale. I hope season two is good, it looks promising to me.