True, besides WC P still makes Maniac the same Maniac from WC I-III, besides the problem with some of the novels(wc 4 is a very good example) is that it will conflit with the game at some point (funny, wc 3 novel does not do that as much the wc 4, wc 4 is so diferent from the game in several examples that makes one wonder if the autor have read the script of the game before wrighting the novel), of couse many of the novels escape that trap by not having Blair or any of the games as the main story.(End run is a good example of that).