The Gathering Storm

Rand fights off madness and hardens. After being forced to hurt Min, he kills Semirhage with the True Power. He destroys Graendal's hideout with balefire and nearly kills his own father, Tam. On Dragonmount, he considers destroying the world with the Choedan Kal, but Lews Therin's voice leads him to turn the power on the artifact itself, and Rand laughs again. In the White Tower, Egwene undermines Elaida. Verin reveals she is Black Ajah and poisons herself after handing Egwene a journal that exposes the whole Ajah. Egwene leads the novices against a Seanchan raid, exposes the Black sisters and is acclaimed Amyrlin. The rebels return, and the Tower is whole again.

1. Behind the scenesChoosing Sanderson

   Harriet McDougal, Jordan's widow and editor, picked Brandon Sanderson after reading his novels and the eulogy he wrote when Jordan died. The news broke in December 2007.

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2. Behind the scenesOne book became three

   Jordan meant to end the series with a single volume, A Memory of Light. It would have run about 2,000 pages, so it became three books. This one was going to be "A Memory of Light: Gathering Clouds."

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