I didn’t even know they existed until this article mentioned them. I felt similar about the recent authorized sequel to Andromeda Strain. It didn’t feel like

I didn’t even know they existed until this article mentioned them. I felt similar about the recent authorized sequel to Andromeda Strain. It didn’t feel like the same universe to me. More like someone was told the book flap description of the first book and a few character names and just wrote from there.