▁the ▁story ▁was ▁so ▁complex ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁end ▁up ▁being ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁pages . ▁He ▁decided ▁to ▁split ▁it ▁into ▁two ▁books , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁In herit ance ▁Tr il ogy ▁became ▁the ▁In herit ance ▁Cy cle . ▁Pa ol ini ▁revealed ▁this ▁decision ▁in ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁press ▁release , ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁development ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁since ▁E rag on ▁is ▁what ▁caused ▁the ▁book ▁to ▁become ▁so ▁complex . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁bring ▁in ▁and ▁then ▁kill ▁a ▁Sh ade ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁made ▁when ▁Pa ol ini ▁realized ▁he ▁needed ▁a ▁new ▁ending ▁for ▁the ▁book ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁split ▁up . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁plot ▁points ▁that ▁were ▁strong ▁enough ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁reader ▁interested ▁through ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁the ▁book . ▁The ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁of ▁Gla ed r ▁and ▁O rom is ' ▁confront ation ▁with ▁Th orn ▁and ▁Mur tag h ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁Sh ade ▁battle ▁to ▁further ▁keep ▁the ▁reader ▁interested . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁a ▁news letter ▁sent ▁out ▁that ▁month , ▁Pa ol ini ▁said ▁he ▁was ▁busy ▁" ch ew ing ▁[ his ] ▁way ▁through ▁the ▁editing , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁surprising ly ▁enjoy able ▁experience ▁this ▁time ▁around ." ▁The ▁hard est ▁part ▁of ▁editing ▁was ▁having ▁to ▁exc ise