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Now a major TV series on Prime Video

The final novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.

'And it came to pass in those days, as it had come before and would come again, that the Dark lay…

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Having made it to the end of the 14-book Wheel of Time series, this was the big payoff, the FINAL BATTLE. And it was worth it.

As an author working on my own apocalyptic final battle scene, I studied this book carefully and realized I would never even come close to the scale and scope of Jordan’s genius. His is not just a physical battle; it’s mental, emotional, and spiritual. The sheer enormity of this series blows my mind—I look forward to rereading it through the years.

The audio version is wonderful. The Amazon series, unfortunately, bears little resemblance…

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