Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Lord of Shadows


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The result was keep. Tone 09:51, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Lord of Shadows

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The article has been unsourced for more than a year. Notability was challenged last year, since then no citations to reliable source have been added. As far as I can tell, the novel has not gathered any independent reviews in reliable sources. --LK (talk) 11:00, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
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 * Comment: I've found some reviews, however my question is whether or not this will ever be able to be more than it is now. To be honest, part of me is leaning towards a merge for the series (which could use some bolstering of notability). ReaderofthePack (｡◕‿◕｡)  21:03, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Satisfies WP:GNG and criteria 1 of WP:NBOOK with multiple book reviews. James500 (talk) 22:29, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep. Agree that this meets both WP:GNG and WP:NBOOK. This is part of a popular young adult series by a popular author. This page serves as a resource for readers of the series. The author is currently on a book tour--so her publisher certainly believes her books have a big audience. No need to delete. Auldhouse (talk) 17:13, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Comment, this book appears to be quite popular, with around 1400 library holdings, being a bestseller ("2017 Children's Bestsellers: Thriving Backlists, Popular Tie-Ins, and More", and appearing in the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards ("How many winning books from the 2017 Goodreads Choice Awards have you read?", "2017 Goodreads Choice Awards: Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction"), in addition to the reviews in the article, it has been reviewed by Booklist - "The story strains its 700-plus pages, and at times, the widely diverse cast feels more like a checklist, as not all characters are fully developed. But there's enough blood, gore, and forbidden love to satisfy the most ardent of Clare fans, and with that cliff-hanger ending, how can they not come back for book three?", Common Sense Media - "As always, fans will eat up this extra-large helping of this Shadowhunter saga with parts lovelorn melodrama, demon and undead fighting, and political turmoil." so this is a Keep from me. Coolabahapple (talk) 04:45, 18 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep as noted above satisfies NBOOK easily. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 13:15, 18 September 2018 (UTC)


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