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Originally Posted by dniv
Is Endymion a retcon though?
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It is because we should have been able to see it/having it mentionned to be under construction.
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I don't think that'll be true if it does have an effect on the main plot later...
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If. As of now, all evidence points towards that it doesn't.
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Just to be clear on this, is a retcon when you add something in later that you didn't plan in advance even if it is done well? Or is it necessarily negative? I'll be willing to agree that it is a retcon if I don't have to agree that this makes it bad or unenjoyable in any way... 
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It's mostly a bad thing because it means a story have no longer a consistent continuity. If it is a retcon where the author rectifies an ealier error, then it is good for the sake of the narrative, but means the author has no real control on his own story (you could litterally consider earlier books noncanon). If it is to add a previously unknown adventure, it is generally for the sake of sellin
some more to the fanbase.
I have no problem with Endymion if taken in itself, as an independant story, but if framed into the story timeline, it is just ugly. And no, nods to it don't count as making it look better.
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