Talk:House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion

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Notability

ISFDb has a review in Analog ([1]), but nothing else. That's halfway to estabilishing notability. Sadly, my BEFORE is not finding anything else. User:Cunard, any chances you could make this glass half full rather than half empty? :) _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 06:40, 10 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Piotrus (talk · contribs). The Analog Science Fiction and Fact review is the only source I can find about House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion:

Sakers, Don (November 2013). "The Reference Library". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. Vol. 133, no. 1. p. 104. ProQuest 1431944125.
The review notes: House of Steel: The Honorverse Companion. David Weber with BuNine. Baen, 565 pages, $15.00 (trade paperback). Baen ebooks: $9.99 (e-book) ISBN: 978-1-4516-3893-6. Series: Honor Harrington Genre: Military SF, Nonfiction. David Weber's Honor Harrington series, along with the universe of the books—known to fans as the Honorverse—was originally aimed squarely at military history buffs. Since then, the Honorverse has transcended its life of Horatio Nelson origin to become popular among all kinds of military SF readers. House of Steel is divided into two parts. The first 183 pages consist of Weber's Honorverse novella "I Will Build My House of Steel " This is the story of Lieutenant Roger Winton, first officer of HMS Wolverine in the Royal Manticoran Navy. Winton, who just happens to grow up to be king, gets an early education in intrigue among the Star Kingdom's foreign enemies—education that stands him in good stead when he takes the throne. The story's told with Weber's trademark friendly, breezy style. There's plenty of politics, action, and just enough humor. The second part of House of Steel is called The Honorverse Companion, and it was put together by the BuNine Research Group, an Honorverse fan group. Here are the background details of the Honorverse. There's military procedure and trappings, history, capsule biographies of important characters, and nearly two hundred pages of detailed notes (including diagrams) of military technology. In short, there's something for everyone. I can't imagine a fan of the Honorverse who wouldn't want this book."

The book is mentioned at Honorverse#Companion, so redirecting there is a good alternative to deletion per Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Alternatives to deletion.

Cunard (talk) 22:59, 12 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Cunard Hmmmm. Not a bad review, although I gather that's all, so it's capsule lenght? I guess AfD time with recommendation of redirect and merge time here... _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 01:13, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Piotrus (talk · contribs). The article in Analog Science Fiction and Fact is a 213-word review. I agree that this review by itself is not sufficient to meet Wikipedia:Notability (books)#Criteria. Cunard (talk) 10:11, 13 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you Cunard (talk · contribs). AfD started with suggestion of redirect, source you've found has been now added to Honorverse#Companion. ==_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:08, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Piotrus (talk · contribs)! Cunard (talk) 07:08, 14 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]