Pseudonym the attempt was not entirely successful – and the two are still sometimes confused by booksellers. A pen name may be used specifically to hide the identity of the author, as in the case of exposé books about espionage or crime, or explicit erotic fiction. Some prolific authors adopt a pseudonym to disguise the extent of their published output, e.g. Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman. Co-authors may choose to publish under a collective pseudonym, e.g., P. J. Tracy and Perri O'Shaughnessy. Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee used the name Ellery Queen as both a pen name for their collaborative
Frederic Louis Norden etc., all of which was published in the posthumous "Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie". On 8 January 1741 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of London, where his name was registered as "Frederic Lewis Norden". Frederic Louis Norden Frederic Louis Norden (22 October 1708 – 22 September 1742) was a Danish naval captain and explorer. Also known as "Frederick", "Frederik", "Friderick", "Ludwig", "Ludvig" and "Lewis", the name used on the first publication of his famous "Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie" (Copenhagen, 1755) is "Frederic Louis Norden". His name is often shortened "F. L. Norden". Norden made a voyage