The ending arc is longer and more hashed out. The character motivations are better explained too. If they didn't do two original eps in the beginning the anime would have been close to perfect (for an anime), but the novel series wasn't done at that time... so yeah.
If you're wondering if you should read the light novels, the answer is yes. The anime did a good job but they cut stuff out (as all adaptations do) and it's a fun read.
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