For the most part I like this cover. However, the way Rand is holding his sword is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen. It's fairly common place in fantasy art, I suppose, but I do wish that they would portray how someone would actually hold a sword in fantasy art instead of holding it in a way that looks "cool". Those types of very un-realistic things have a tendency to bring me out of my suspension of disbelief, which annoys me.

I agree though that it is Morainne and Nynaeve though. Things are coming full circle baby! It's time to end this! In EPIC fashion.

I wonder if all this anger is just a bunch of trolls... Or from people who used to love the WoT but no longer do.. Because, if you do truly love this series, your first reaction to this announcement should be excitement, not anger. This is the culmination of decades of work, and 2 months is a VERY SMALL percentage of that time.

I also have to wonder, are these fans who are angry readers of other fantasy series? And if so, QUALITY fantasy series? Because if you are, delays in publishing are very COMMON, and usually are delays in many months, if not years. George RR Martin has delayed many of his books by years. And JK Rowling (still fantasy in my mind if it does blur some of the lines) delayed the publishing of a couple of her books by six months to a year. A delay of only two months is SUPERB, and UNCOMMON.

Sure, I'd love the final book to be out now, but I also recognize that one of the things that make an Epic Fantasy series TRULY EPIC is QUALITY CONTROL. This means more than just editing for typos. It means REVISING the ENTIRE BOOK MULTIPLE TIMES. It means making sure that the many intricate and detailed plot lines stay consistent with the entire series. It means making sure that things that were foreshadowed in previous books actually come to pass, and aren't accidentally left out or changed.

Final thoughts on this: Given the information I've stated above, and knowing that this is being done WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR, I have to say that I am extremely impressed that the final publication date is only two months later than anticipated. I anticipated a delay of at least a year from early publication estimates, as that is what I've become accustomed to in most quality fantasy series that I've read. I would also like to say that I give high praise and thanks to Brandon Sanderson, Harriet and TOR for obviously putting the hard work that is necessary to give this series the quality ending it deserves. Thank you and good night.