I'm not going to read chapter 1 or buy/read the prologue early, either.

For me, the issue is simply ... having waited 4 years for this, waiting an extra 5~6 weeks is nothing.

If both had been available 3+ months earlier, then I probably would have caved in and read them early. But not now. I'd prefer to read the whole book in one continuous sequence.

But, that's just me (and, apparently, you too).