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The result was delete. Mark Arsten (talk) 00:57, 19 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Soldier Dog

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Recreated after speedy. Fictional work, no sourcing or claim of notability. Andy Dingley (talk) 09:34, 4 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Literature-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 14:34, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Book is a first-novel. It is published by Macmillan, a major publisher. There was a "hotly contested" auction for global rights. Sources found include:

Charlotte Williams, "MCB wins 'heart-breaking' Soldier Dog", Bookseller, January 24, 2012
Soldier Dog by Sam Angus, review by J S Peters & Son Ltd, 11 July 2012. Profiled as a "Book of the Week".
Incidental mention in The Western Morning News [Plymouth (UK)].

Added and cleaned up the article some. -- Green Cardamom (talk) 19:58, 9 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, KTC (talk) 00:04, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - Per nom. --Malerooster (talk) 01:20, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There's simply no independent reviews (the article cites Peters Bookselling Services, who are a book wholesaler and hence probably not independent). The only coverage I can find from reliable independent sources is the Bookseller article, which is good but not enough. I guess after the success of War Horse we're going to see a bunch of similar rip-offs. --Colapeninsula (talk) 10:47, 12 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Uncertain but leaning towards delete - I appreciate the sources Green Cardamom added to the article but it appears that may be the only relevant evidence. I searched the book including the terms "Sam Angus", "2012" and "book" with both Google US and UK news but found nothing else, however, this may be caused by the short and easily ambiguous title. The article could be worse but I would have liked to see additional coverage. SwisterTwister talk 22:30, 14 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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