[Skolian Empire 11] • The Final Key · Part Two of Triad

Catherine Asaro has won numerous awards for her Saga of the Skolian Empire novels, including the Nebula Award and two *Romantic Times* awards for Best SF Novel. Combining cutting edge scientific theory with grand romantic adventure, this series represents space opera at its finest.

*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, who have 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 complete her training as a cadet.

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