Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Trench (novel)


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The result was keep. Spartaz Humbug! 07:21, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

The Trench (novel)

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No coverage in reliable sources. – Jonesey95 (talk) 14:20, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 14:37, 31 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 14:37, 31 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Oppose. Per WP:ATD, WP:PRESERVE and WP:R, this page is ineligible for deletion because it could be merged and redirected to the author of this book, Steve Alten, whose notability the nominator does not question. Furthermore, a search for "Steve Alten"+meg in GNews brings up coverage in more than 320 sources, suggesting that this series of books is most probably notable. Apparently, there is going to be a film of these books with Jason Statham in it. I am under the impression he is fairly well known. A claim that there is "no coverage in reliable sources" certainly needs a great deal of further explanation when there are obviously hundreds of news sources. I also note that most of the cites to book reviews etc were recently deleted from Alten's article for no good reason that I can see. James500 (talk) 07:09, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * The sources found by Coolabahapple below prove that this book is indeed notable. James500 (talk) 03:36, 4 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep, meets WP:NBOOK and WP:GNG. Reviewed by Kirkus - "Not exactly taxing on the intellectual side, but a nail-biting summer read.", Publishers Weekly - "So how bad is this spawn of Meg, which Doubleday declined to publish (albeit perhaps in an earlier version)? About as bad--and as good--as its predecessor." , Booklist - "Alten's follow-up of Meg (1997) is a fast-paced thriller with many plot twists.", Library Journal - "Nearly a carbon-copy of Meg, this action-packed technothriller reads like a movie script and won't provoke many thoughts but will satisfy fans of Meg and Peter Benchley.", Voice of Youth Advocates - "The Trench is recommended for readers who want non-stop suspenseful action, and who can also suspend a sense of disbelief. " (reviews here). Coolabahapple (talk) 09:10, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep, refs in this afd satisfy wp:v. Szzuk (talk) 07:47, 7 April 2018 (UTC)


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