Daily Meh is an edited stream of consciousness, by Simen.

Geocide in fiction

The complete destruction of rocky planets, gas giants, stars and frequently entire universes is a concept which dates back hundreds of years and has appeared in every significant medium. Here I aim to list the methods — real, imaginary, whatever — which have been used in fiction to destroy planets.

My favorites, oddly enough, are the less science-fiction-y:

Find some angels that have been banned from Heaven forever. Find a church that offers general absolution. Send the angels to the church, thus proving God to be wrong and causing all of existence to instantly cease.

Another great is the one in The Nine Billion Names of God.