Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Commander-in-Chief (novel)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 07:03, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Commander-in-Chief (novel)

Non-notable book, probably a vanity book, ZERO Google hits — Frecklefoot | Talk 14:57, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

• Delete. No Google hits... Hurricanehink (talk) 15:45, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Although I have no proof, I think this article is a fake. You get like 6 hits if you Google this guy's name, and the book generates none. It could be non-notable, but most books generate at least a good deal of hits. --Nishkid64 15:55, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
• Delete. Author yields 6 Ghits none of which belong to a publisher. Book isn't on Amazon or any other online bookstore. A worldwide bookfinder4u.com search for out of print books yields a poetry collection by an author with the same name. No mention of this book at all. - Mgm|^(talk) 08:37, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
• I suppose I should have mentioned that it was never published in English and probably will not be. The Russian name for the book is Главнокомандующий (Glavnokomanduyuschiy), which in English means "Commander-in-Chief". The writer's name in Russian is Николай Гуданец. Here is a website about the book: http://www.ozon.ru/context/detail/id/157967/. It is in Russian, but you can use Babelfish or some other translator to try to read it (won't be perfect, but at least it's something). User:ChronoLegion 31 August 2006
  • Still Delete: Well, it might be something for the Russian Wikipedia, but not this one. We can't read Russian (well, at least I can't) and until we can verify it, I say it should go. Just my opinion, of course. But if the book was successful enough, it'd make a splash in the media (and be translated into other languages), which it hasn't. I can't think that this is but a small, self-published book by a fan of the game. If it does survive this voting, the information that it is only in Russian should be added to the article (you can still edit the article while it's being voted on, just don't remove the deletion notice). — Frecklefoot | Talk 15:09, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
  • For everyone's reference, here is the "translated" description of the text (if you know Russian, please feel free to tidy it up):

"Aliens appeared on the Earth suddenly. They did not start any negotiations, they offered no terms, they simply converted our planet into their hunting reservation, in which the the game are innocent people. Certainly, humanity did not want to be subdued to this lot. Only one person can command the defense of this planet - Russian General Berezin. The commander-in-chief. But even he has trouble figuring out where the main enemy is hiding... In the novel, written in the best traditions of science fiction, Nikolai Gudanets succeeded with luster in showing his inherent craftsmanship and fantasy."

• • The book sold 13000 copies (ISBN 5-04-088141-X). While this is by far not a bestseller, I seriously doubt the writer simply wanted to write fan fiction. As mentioned previously, the novel is loosely based on the game. He simply decided to borrow a few elements from the game (e.g. Elerium, hovertanks, plasma vs. lasers). Besides that, the story is quite original. The reason it is probably not translated into English is because they may have wanted to avoid any possible lawsuits from whoever owns the X-Com brand. User:ChronoLegion 31 August 2006

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.