Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat


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The result was keep. WP:NBOOK pass has been demonstrated (will also add and  as other 2 reliable reviews that can be added). (non-admin closure) Jovanmilic97 (talk) 22:11, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat

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WP:NBOOK not met - only trivial mentions and reviews in blogs - No content worth merging - may be WP:TOOSOON &#91;Username Needed&#93; 18:13, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. IntoThinAir (talk) 18:23, 30 June 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep This is the most recent novel in a series of novels (The Vampire Chronicles, by Anne Rice) that have sold over 80 million copies (as of 2008). The Vampire Chronicles series is currently in the early stages of production by Hulu as an online television series, and is scheduled to start shooting in September of this year. Anne Rice as an author is so historically significant that any of her written works may be considered notable, including the most recent entry in her most popular series, The Vampire Chronicles. All of Anne Rice's prior novels, even those outside of The Vampire Chronicles, have their own individual wikipedia pages. Anne Rice and her works have multiple wikipedia pages, including one for Anne Rice as an author, one for The Vampire Chronicles, of which this novel is the most recent volume, and one for Ms. Rice's bibliography. The Hollywood adaptation of Ms. Rice's first volume in The Vampire Chronicles, Interview with the Vampire (1994) earned over 200 million USD at the box office. Later volumes in The Vampire Chronicles were adapted, by Hollywood in 2002 (Queen of the Damned); and in 2006 as a Broadway musical (Lestat), with music by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and book by Linda Woolverton. Ms. Rice's work, especially her Vampire Chronicles, have been the subject of several scholarly publications and popular works of nonfiction. Further, it is not "Too Soon" to create a wikipedia page about this novel, especially since the page does not discuss or speculate regarding any long-term impact of the novel. Percivalfaust (talk) 23:30, 30 June 2019 (UTC) Percivalfaust (talk)
 * But is it notable in it's own right? &#91;Username Needed&#93; 18:00, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes, it is notable in it's own right, however, as with many other works, its notability derives in part from its association with a historically significant author, character, and franchise. Its association with both an author whose body of work is historically significant, as well as with a character and franchise (with its own wikipedia page) which are both historically significant, makes this particular novel notable in its own right. Just like a new Stephen King book would be notable, or a new Batman graphic novel would be, even if the work itself was a minor one which did not receive a lot of press. In the case of Stephen King, his new work would be notable due to its association with a historically significant author. In the case of Batman, a new work would be notable due to its association with a historically significant character in a historically significant franchise. This book is the 13th volume in a best-selling series which chronicles a very popular fictional vampire who was played by Tom Cruise in the film adaptation. The novel in question implies, though does not explicitly state, that this may be the final book in the series, at least from the perspective of the main character, Lestat. As another example, Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894), and Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896), though little known, and arguably trite and minor works in Twain's bibliography especially when compared to the classic novels of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn which they are sequels of, both still warrant individual wikipedia entries due to their association with a notable author and notable literary characters.Percivalfaust (talk) 19:14, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Additionally, please see revised list of External Links for support of the novel's notability. Percivalfaust (talk) 19:17, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * They are not notable by their relation to them, other than the fact that multiple, independent sources have reported them. See WP:INHERITED. Published works must be able to prove notability in their own right (by being reported in multiple independent, reliable sources), rather than being by association to another story. Also, you must place asterisks at the beginning (before pings) for wikipedia to pick up on them. &#91;Username Needed&#93; 19:21, 1 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep, meets WP:NBOOK and WP:GNG, plenty of reviews of this book ie. Kirkus - here, Publishers Weekly - here, The Valdosta Daily Times - here, New York Journal of Books - here, Library Journal, and Booklist - here, British Fantasy Society - here. Coolabahapple (talk) 16:11, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep, a cursory search confirms what has been stated: there is coverage for this book. Darwin Naz (talk) 23:37, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep: Notable per WP:BK. SL93 (talk) 17:19, 4 July 2019 (UTC)


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