Dark Genesis standalone?

 Posted on 9/9/1998 by J. Michael Straczynski <71016.1644@compuserve.com> to CIS


Mike Bjorkman <71603.3207@compuserve.com> asks:
> I'm looking forward to reading Dark Genesis, and I'm also
> wondering - would it make sense to someone who had never watched
> B5? That is, would it make a reasonable introduction to the B5
> universe for friends who haven't yet been turned on to the show?

Actually, it's more accessible to a new reader than any of the
prior B5 books...it's a totally self-contained work that begins long
before any of our regular characters are born. I wanted this to be a
solid novel that could exist entirely on its own, absent any knowledge
of B5, but which would tie into the arc for anybody who knows the show.
I think it succeeds admirably.

jms