Despite your newfound comfort in coming out as a literary snob ;-) -- I do think there are at least certain volumes of the DACN series you should read.

Not that I'm personally biased or anything, of course. :-D

But seriously -- speaking strictly for myself, even when I'm writing game fiction I try very hard to hold it to the same standards I would use for any other writing project, and to make it meaningful not just to gamers but to anyone who happens to read it. Knowing that some people will dismiss it out of hand just because it's "genre" or "tie-in" is unsurprising but still rather bothersome.

Anyhoo...