User blog comment:SpartHawg948/An Open Letter Regarding Mass Effect: Deception/@comment-4411368-20120201045956/@comment-4411368-20120201064903

Considering that Deitz was writing a novel that fits into Mass Effect's universe. It's more than likely that he was likely following instructions from the higher ups on how the novel was supposed to play out and his superiors were more than likely consultants.

Also it stands to common sense that the novel would be proof-read and edited before going to publishing. Just saying "get it done" and leaving him all alone to make a new installment in a novel series that was previously written by someone else would be very unprofessional.

You also forget that we cant know what happened in the galactic society between Mass Effect 2 and 3. Time passes and some things change. For all you know, when you start playing Mass Effect 3, it could be perfectly consistent with the novel.