Review: Great short story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 6, 2012
I read the Devil's Colony in mid-August and loved the book but wondered about the backstory of the some of the characters.  So, even though the characters in those were fleshed out very well, I still had to get to "know" them.  And get to know Seichan, I did!  The Skeleton Key provides the background for how Seichan came to be in possession of the drawings she gives to Painter Crowe and Sigma in the Devil's Colony.  Even though this is a short story, there is also a main independant story that is all about Seichan; her life as an operative with no home, the shady people she deals with and some of the reasons why she works with Sigma.  It's a good quick read as a standalone or to provide more character background.