scifi/fantasy book about a person whose death is fixed at a certain time and cannot be killed before that

[Bhushan]

I had come across this book which had a character in it, who had the ability described above : his death was fixed to happen at a certain point in time, and so any attempts to kill him before that would result in reality changing so he does not die from that attempt.

That's unfortunately all i remember about the book.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

When did you read it or see it or hear about it? Author female or male? Remember the cover?

[Bhushan]

Unfortunately I don't remember any of those things :(

[Andy]

This is a fairly common idea - in one of the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy books for example, the hero knows he won't die until after he visits a particular place, so no matter how close he seems to death before he's visited that location, he knows he won't die.

[Bhushan]

This was more direct however; for example if you shot a bullet at him it would not hit him at all, or reality would twist it away (something like that; my recollections are very vague)

[Andy]

Ok. I'll think about this. Something is reminding me of Haldeman's Hemingway Hoax The Hemingway Hoax though that's probably not what you're looking for

[Elena]

Numbers by Rachel Ward?
Probably isn't it, but sounds similar.

Main character is a girl who can see the date when people will die when she looks in their eyes. She starts a relationship with a guy who she sees in his eyes will die in a couple months. They escape a couple near-death situations which she isn't worried abt because she knows he won't die yet.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

[Bhushan]

It isn't "the Hemingway hoax" or "numbers", though I thank you for the interesting recommendations.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Bhushan, are you still looking for this or did you find it?