The Butcher of Anderson Station (The Expanse, #1.5)

by James S.A. Corey

They were told that marines doing a full breaching action assault could expect as high as 60 percent casualties until that number stopped meaning anything.

A fast pull across the neck, and Fred could bleed out in four minutes. A stab in the kidney could take hours. Cut the cords that were tying his arms, and it could take years.