/lit/ - Literature

>>21864625
>>21863841
Pretty much this

>>21401616
>But he also nailed the ending
That was Jordan. Jordan was the one who wrote the ending/epilogue before he died. Sanderson even mentions in the forward of the Gathering Storm.

>>21327621
Rand shows up at the climax to take the lead role again. Also on a side note, the next 2 books is where Perrin's character peaks before he gets bogged down.

> Nakomi. Among the materials Jordan left behind at his passing was a single line of instruction about a mysterious character who would appear to Rand al’Thor as he left Shayol Ghul:

> “An unknown woman says to Rand, ‘Yes, that’s good, that’s what you need to do.’ She hurries off.”

> Brandon Sanderson explains: Well, the team had no idea who this was and—like the infamous pipe—had no idea why Jordan had chosen to write what he had. But I found it an intriguing seed, reminding me of the other mysterious events (like the voice Rand hears at the end of The Eye of the World). Therefore, as I was working on the Aviendha scenes, I decided to bring in this mysterious woman—whom I named Nakomi. A foreshadowing of the scene Jordan had created at the epilogue.

> I decided that this woman was the Creator’s version of Shaidar Haran, something Jordan had explained a little in the notes. A vessel, kind of an avatar, but not quite. Shaidar Haran for the Dark One. Nakomi for the creator. But again, not actually the Creator. Something else, something close to the Creator—and inhabited in part by something of the Creator. As many have guessed, her birth is Jenn Aiel. Yes, the’re still around. A few of them. And providing the vessel who was the counterpart to Shaidar Haran was part of their purpose, lore, and identity. Nakomi (which is her birth name among them) is the latest in this line.

Welp.

>>21195232
>>21194600
This is worth reading if you want to sink time OP, shit's like 14 books.