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Key Trilogy

by Nora Roberts

The Key Trilogy series by Nora Roberts has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Key of Light (2003).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2003
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance , Fantasy
Start here: Key of Light (2003) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Key of Light
Key of Light (2003)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Key of Light

    Novel
    Key of Light opened the trilogy in 2003 at 352 pages, following recently fired gallery manager Malory Price as she's recruited by Pitte to find the first of three keys and falls for his business partner Flynn Hennessy.
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  2. Key of Knowledge

    Novel
    Key of Knowledge followed the same year, 2003, as the trilogy's longest volume at 379 pages, turning to librarian Dana Steele's combative history with contractor Jordan Hawke.
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  3. Key of Valor

    Novel
    Key of Valor closed the trilogy in 2004 at 353 pages, completing single mother Zoe McCourt's cautious romance with artist Bradley Vane and resolving the mystery of the three imprisoned goddesses.
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Key facts about the Key Trilogy series

The Key Trilogy series has 3 books on our list. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Key of Light, since it opens the publication order in 2003. Key of Knowledge is book 2, from 2003. Key of Valor is book 3, from 2004.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2003 and 2004, while their length runs from 352 to 379 pages. That is a run of 1 year.

Nora Roberts has 139 books on our list. Additionally, they write Irish Hearts, MacGregors and Cordina's Royal Family, plus 23 more series. We shelve the books under paranormal romance.

About the Key Trilogy series

The Key Trilogy sends three modern women on a quest to recover three lost keys that can free the trapped souls of three demigoddesses, daughters of Cronus, imprisoned three thousand years earlier by a jealous god. Pitte, the enigmatic keeper of Warrior's Peak, recruits Malory Price, an art-gallery manager who's just been fired, along with a librarian and a shop owner, promising each a fortune if they succeed and warning that failure means their memories of the quest — and each other — will be wiped clean. Key of Light follows Malory herself as she falls for Pitte's brooding business partner Flynn Hennessy, a small-town newspaperman, while chasing clues hidden in riddles and old texts. Key of Knowledge turns to Dana Steele, the sharp-tongued librarian, and her combative history with Flynn's contractor brother Jordan Hawke. Key of Valor completes the trio with shop owner Zoe McCourt, a single mother, and her cautious romance with the third brother, artist Bradley Vane.

Each woman has one year and one key to find before the goddesses' one chance at freedom is lost forever, and the trilogy's central mystery — what really happened to the three imprisoned sisters, and who Pitte and the brothers really are — only fully resolves once all three keys are recovered in the final book.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Key Trilogy?

Three: Key of Light, Key of Knowledge, and Key of Valor.

What order should I read the Key Trilogy in?

Publication order: Key of Light, Key of Knowledge, Key of Valor. The three books form one continuous quest that resolves in the final volume.

Do I need to read the Key Trilogy in order?

Yes. The mystery of the three imprisoned goddesses and the keys that free them builds across all three books toward a shared resolution.

Who are the three heroines of the Key Trilogy?

Malory Price, Dana Steele, and Zoe McCourt — three friends recruited to recover three magical keys, each the focus of one book.

Is the Key Trilogy connected to Nora Roberts's other trilogies?

No, it's a standalone trilogy, though it shares the three-friends-on-a-mythic-quest structure Roberts also used in the Circle and Guardians trilogies.

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