What are your experiences with unofficial sequels to novels?

What are your experiences with unofficial sequels to novels?
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Horrible… I read the first 11 books of the Creators Shadow… the 12 was made by another author and I hated that the series was dragging on so I stopped reading. I tried the audiobook but I stopped listening after the first chapter.
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