Co-Work
Being somewhat trained in science I'm used to things I read having more than one author and to try to interpret who did what from how the names are listed on the paper.
However, I've noted that when it comes to fiction I have very few* books written by more than one person. But in the SF book lists I regularly see books written by more than one author, though I usually have very little interest in those books** (Baen seems to have a not-insignificant fraction of Author Co-Op's, but the covers are enough to scare me away from even looking at the blurbs). So here's my question. How much of the book if the book is "written" by More Famous Author and Less Famous Author is actually written by More Famous Author?
*I think I have one or two outside the classic Swedish Police Novel Author Pair, Sjöwall/Wahlöö, who wrote ten books about Stockholm and detective Martin Beck in the 1960's and early 70's. Later made into umpteen TV films.
**Another piece of the lists I don't seem to care much for is media tie-ins.
However, I've noted that when it comes to fiction I have very few* books written by more than one person. But in the SF book lists I regularly see books written by more than one author, though I usually have very little interest in those books** (Baen seems to have a not-insignificant fraction of Author Co-Op's, but the covers are enough to scare me away from even looking at the blurbs). So here's my question. How much of the book if the book is "written" by More Famous Author and Less Famous Author is actually written by More Famous Author?
*I think I have one or two outside the classic Swedish Police Novel Author Pair, Sjöwall/Wahlöö, who wrote ten books about Stockholm and detective Martin Beck in the 1960's and early 70's. Later made into umpteen TV films.
**Another piece of the lists I don't seem to care much for is media tie-ins.