Yes, I am always worried about prequels for that reason, but I think I enjoyed this one more than the original. They are really very different in scope and stor

Yes, I am always worried about prequels for that reason, but I think I enjoyed this one more than the original. They are really very different in scope and story as you said, and the bittersweet quality of the connection between the two books enhances the ending of the prequel in my view.