sentences:  James Harker, writing in "The Guardian", considered that the Gardner books were "dogged by silliness", giving examples of "Scorpius", where much of the action is set in Chippenham, and "Win, Lose or Die", where "Bond gets chummy with an unconvincing Maggie Thatcher".In 1996, American author Raymond Benson became the writer of the "Bond" novels.Benson had previously written "The James Bond Bedside Companion", first published in 1984, and had also written scenarios and support material for the early 1980s "007 James Bond" dice-and-paper role playing game.