Would it be wise to read Dark Journey before Star By Star?

I had this same question about Conquest & Balance Point, because I want to wait to buy SBS in paperback. When I read Conquest and went back to Balance Point, I wasn't very lost because I kept up with most of the spoilers from BP. However the only thing I know about SBS is that Anakin dies. Would it be folly to read DJ before SBS?

 

Read Star By Star first, its a must. Conquest and Balence Point were fine, I did the same thing because I didn't want to buy BP on hardcover.

 

Can't you get SbS from a library?

 

Not all librarys carry the newest hardbacks, they got a budget to keep.

 

Not when you live in a rural desert town of 30,000 people.

 

you have to read SBS to understand what Jaina's going through in DJ even if you do know Anakin dies.

 

i would sugest reading it you must, i would also suggest you buy it off amazon or barns and noble and have it shiped to you SBS is a very pivitol book.
edit:while exspencive you should buy the hard cover.

 

Well the general consensus says read SBS first. That's all I wanted to know. I know what to do now. Thank you!

 

As long as you know all the spoilers for SbS ...

wk

 

Personally, I get confused jumping back and forth different time periods. I also like seeing clear character development that you just don't get from reading spoiler summaries. But if you can handle it, read DeeJay.

If you get money or a job (God forbid ) soon, go ahead and get SbS. Or, you can probably order a SbS from another library to yours. (That worked for me when I searched for all the canon Wizard of Oz books.)

 

Are there actually NON-CANON Wizard of Oz books?

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

 

I don't like buying the hardcovers either; I almost always wait for the paperbacks.

But I just couldn't wait that long to read SbS, so I bought it used from Amazon.com. You'd never know it wasn't a new book, and it was only, I think, $8.50.

So MoronDude, before you go forking over full price for it, you might want to see if you can get a good price on a used one at Amazon.

 

Good Idea, thanks!

 

JadedofMara, I only consider the ones by L. Frank Baum himself to be canonical.

 

No! I was lucky enough to find Dark Journey at our bookstore a few days before it was supposed to be released, and I was half way through Star by Star. Finish Star by Star first, so you can understand Dark Journey.

 

i do not like the wizard of oz.

 

I live in a county of 40,000 people and several of the libraries carry SBS.