Happy to hear that we're about to see a reissue of my pal Roger Stern's 1993 novel, The Death and Life of Superman. Well actually, I'm happy for you since I still have my original hardcover copy. The new one's a trade paperback that will be out in March, with new introductions by Roger, Mike Carlin and Charlie Kochman. I was not a big fan of the "Death of Superman" storyline that was done back then in the comics. It struck me as a bit loud, a bit exploitive and way overemotional, given that we all knew he was coming back. Still, I recall enjoying Roger's novelization of it, which had more depth than noise, and a really good sense of what it was that made Superman Superman.
I've read a lot of Superman stories over the years where my reaction was, "That wasn't a bad comic but Superman wasn't in it. There was a big muscular guy with an "S" on his chest but it wasn't Superman." That never happened with Roger's stories, so I recommend it even though there's no Amazon link available yet. When there is, I'll post one here, but don't wait for that.