Long story short. The book would have been huge and publishers are greedy. It’s the same reason why it’s a hardcover now. Because the publishers want more money on release… unfortunately it’s just how the publishing companies are now. They set the prices
Ok so I might be biased bc I read a lot of Sanderson type books (1000+ pages), but why did Maas split up the last book? Kinda seems like just a cash grab, no? Like acosh is so short, publishers have no problems releasing long books for popular authors