Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-27280472-20160606210324/@comment-4028641-20161108025410

The reason that Infinity specifically is treated that way is because of what we know about its purpose. It was meant to have a sequel book, where it would be revealed that the series was an alternate dimension/timeline/reality, and a "reset button" would have been hit. It's a very specific piece of info that shouldn't be used as a precedent for any stories that don't hold that fact as well.