"The Final Key" is the second half of the story arc known as Triad, which began in "Schism". "Schism" ended with the Skolian Empire torn asunder by personal conflict within the royal family. With "The Final Key", the Skolian Empire comes under all-out assault from its nemesis, the Euban Concord. The Concord has undermined the Empire via subterfuge and assassination, leaving it ripe for conquest. The Skolian Empire's only hope? A young woman barely out of her teens who hasn't even completed her training as a cadet.
- ISBN10 0765313537
- ISBN13 9780765313539
- Publish Date 29 November 2005
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tor Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English