Interesting. Just please tell me you wont be using the novels for information or at least cutting out the truly awful parts - fanatical super elven physical adepts with special swors that work for the Yakuza as enforcers for example, although one of the Five Familes turning themselves into La Cosa Nostra Inc. corporation did amuse me. 

And why do people get upset when devs say the old novels aren't canon?

EDIT
Scratch that and ignore my ignorance. They are.