What do you think am I being over picky? Yesterday there was a question, in which Stephen King novel was Ben Richards the main protagonist? The answer was The Running Man. Now to me that was written by Richard Bachman, aka Stephen King. The contestants were mulling over King books if they knew The Running Man as a Bachman book not knowing of the King connection they would not get the answer. I just felt it was a unfair question, what do you think? Mrs MM said leave it leave it.
I tend to agree. Some authors use different names if they are writing in a different genre. Can anyone readily identify Barbara Vine, Phillipa Carr/Victoria Holt or Mary Westmacott?
Well the crux of the question was name a novel with a lead character called Ben Richards. Either you knew that or you didn't. If you were just guessing Stephen King novels then your answer would be just that, a guess.
No I'm not saying that Baldric, I just felt it was wrong to say it was a King novel when it was published as a Bachman novel, if I remember even the chaser gave a King novel as a answer.