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So this is the final instalment in the Wheel of Time series which was actually written by Jordan himself before he died. I had heard before going into this one that it's the beginning of Jordan bringing all the threads back together in order to compose the final instalment (A Memory of Light) after this one (which would have made a 12 book series) but in actuality when Sanderson took over after this it ended up that he and Jordan's wife agreed splitting the final book into 3 books would be for the best otherwise it would be gigantic.

I do certainly think that this book does show the beginning of Jordan's attempts to contain and draw in the series. Some of the problems and situations our characters have been facing are resolved at long last (some of which I wish had been resolved a little quicker! We all know which two characters I am talking about!) and we do see a lot of political agreements, alliances and shifts being formed which will all no doubt contribute to the Final Battle.

I found that in this book Elayne and Matt were probably my favourite two storylines because of how they were more prominent and exciting. The situation with Elayne trying to reclaim her status and gather support has been ongoing for a while now and seeing some of these supporters questioned and resolved (either for or against her) made me very happy. I also loved hearing about the way that she's progressing with her own internal struggles and seeing the way that this change had affected the way she approached scary situations and intimidating people.
As for Matt I think his story in this book certainly interested me most because of how much focus we had on him as a character for once and the way that he seemed to be actually taking a role in the world once more and the ongoing problems following him. It seemed as though Matt had accepted his fate and was, although not exactly embracing it, content to see it through and discover what his future might hold and who may be a big part of it.

Faile and Perrin's storylines were the ones which have been irritating me the most since they were separated due to unforeseen events. They have each been struggling to get themselves out of the situations they've been sucked into and there's been a lot of fixation on them despite an often disconnect between them and the rest of the world.
I was very happy to see some of the problems between them and their situations come to a close and seeing Faile overcome her pettiness somewhat was certainly refreshing. Perrin seemed to come into his own more once the problems were facing him head on and he was near to his goal, which meant that I could read about him and admire his determination, not be irritated by his lack of action and constant moans.

Egwene was also a fantastic character at some points of this book despite being in her own predicament. When she walked into her situation without planning in book #11 I was somewhat worried at what might become of her and what she may be reduced to, but she remained every bit herself and dignified throughout her ordeal. I love her and admire her, and I think she's certainly one of the much more interesting female characters within this book and the series as a whole. I cannot wait to see what she does next because she's so resilient and strong.

On the whole, although Rand is usually the central character, I felt that this book focused more on some of the others which was nice to bring their storylines a bit up to date with his own. I have a feeling that the next three books will have a different tone to them with Sanderson in charge, and hopefully the various plentiful threads will be all tied together in them to make a superb ending for the series!