Review: Super short story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2011
The Skeleton Key is the second SIGMA Force short story to be released by James Rollins. However, it's the first one to be released exlusively as an e-book. The short story is told from Seichan's perspective and is set in Paris among its subterranean catacombs. The timeline is set after the events of 2009's The Doomsday Key, but before the events of The Devil Colony.The short story opens with Seichan waking up in a hotel room with a transmitter implanted on her body and instructions to find a certain individual in the Parisian catacombs. In the same room is another person who shares a similar fate, but his instructions are just to aid Seichan. Seichan has no recollection of who did this to her, but she has a faint idea and agrees to the search, thus beginning this exciting short story...The Skeleton Key is a very fast-paced story, quickly proceeding to an exciting climax, while providing welcome insight into Seichan, a fan-favorite character. There's also a very nice twist in the climax. In short, The Skeleton Key is a worthwhile addition to the SIGMA universe and recommended reading for fans of James Rollins...NOTE: The Skeleton Key short story will be included in the paperback release of The Devil Colony as bonus material.