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So here we go.
It is the dark of the moon on the middle night of spring.
We are in Andelain. We have wraiths. We have the spirits of the four greatest of the Old High Lords. We have Liand, the three Humbled, the three Ramen, several of the Ranyhyn, Stave, Queen Infelice of the elohim, and the Harrow of the Insequent. We have Linden, who bears both the Staff of Law and the white gold ring. I hope I have everyone. 
We are standing in the place of Lorc's krill, a legendary implement that is not only a kickass weapon, but is said to be able to channel any amount of power.
But there is no sign of Thomas Covevant, living or dead.
Stave tells Linden that the time has comefor her to act on what is in her heart.
And she cries out that Covenant is not here!
Stave tells her that she must call on the Law Breakers.
And he clearly disapproves of what she is doing... 
But Linden disregards him, as she has everyone and everything else. 
She calls upon Elena and Hile Troy.
The Law-Breakers, dead and broken; doomed. The ghosts of all that the Land had lost.
But the spirits of Elena and Troy bring Thomas Covenant's spirit with them.
...he had gone beyond recognition. He was no more human than the stars: a being of such illimitable lonliness and grandeur that he both defied and deified understanding.
And he does not seem to approve of what Linden is doing, either.
On the far side of Loric's embedded blade, he halted. There he stood with his arms folded like denial across his chest...His eyes bled nacre on her nehalf. But he shook his head. Harsh as a blow, he raised his halfhand to cover his mouth.
Linden has found Covenant, but he will not talk to her. She must make her own choice, for good or ill...
Infelice makes one last plea for Linden to stop, but she also refuses to help Linden find and rescue Jeremiah, Linden makes her choice.
Then the Humbled forbid Linden from taking the krill. The Ranyhyn and the Ramen prevent the Humbled from interfering.
She calls up the power of both Staff and Ring and channel them with all of her might into Loric's krill. She had been told that she was not the ring's rightful wielder, and therefore the amount of power she can call from the ring is limited - but that certainly does not seem to be the case...
Her power is that of a god.
And she uses that power to bring Thomas Covenant back to life. 
Infelice tells them all that Linden has awakened the Worm of World's End.
And the Ranyhyn, who have warned Linden, sound as if they mourn.
And so the novel ends, without our knowing whether or not the Earth will be destroyed, and how long that will take.
Yet, there is hope in contradiction.
Perhaps a destruction or partial destruction of the Earth is necessary as a cleansing, from Foul and other banes.
Perhaps destruction can lead to a new creation.
And what about Anele, being the hope of the Land after Linden brings doom? And Anele telling Linden to look for the oldest rock? What could be in the oldest rock other than the echoes of creation?
And Donaldson did give us big clues as to some of the things thta might happen in the next book - from traveling to Mount Thunder to cleanse the Land of Kevins' Dirt, to a magic sword made to use agsinst Sandgorgons.
I think that there is quite a bit of story left.
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