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ⓘ About Andrew van Aardvark
Andrew likes reading stories with diverse heroes that tackle nearly impossible odds with good humor and possibly a touch of irony. He tries writing stories like this too. “Cold Stars, Free Trade” is the first novel in the “Captain Jack” series and was released in 2018. Jack “Ack-Ack” Black had spent decades as nothing more than just a cog in the galaxy’s greatest military machine, having scrimped and saved what money he could all of that time in order to achieve his independence. Now he was a free trader with a ship of his own. He had graduated from cog to now being a pawn. “Hot Stars, Fair Trade” is the second novel in the “Captain Jack” series and was released in 2020. Jack truly believed that he had it made.
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Who is Andrew van Aardvark?
Andrew likes reading stories with diverse heroes that tackle nearly impossible odds with good humor and possibly a touch of irony. He tries writing stories like this too. “Cold Stars, Free Trade” is the first novel in the “Captain Jack” series and was released in 2018. Jack “Ack-Ack” Black had spent decades as nothing more than just a cog in the galaxy’s greatest military machine, having scrimped and saved what money he could all of that time in order to achieve his independence.
Which Andrew van Aardvark series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Captain Jack Black series, the earliest of Andrew van Aardvark's multi-book series: it opens with Cold Stars, Free Trades Evil (2018) and runs to 3 books across 2018–2020, ending with Far Stars, New Trade (2020). Andrew van Aardvark's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Andrew van Aardvark written?
Andrew van Aardvark has 17 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. 13 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Katie Kincaid series with 8 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Andrew van Aardvark's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Andrew van Aardvark's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Captain Jack Black (2018–2020, 3 books), Katie Kincaid (2020–2024, 8 books) and Auditor to the Stars (2025–2026, 2 books).
How are Andrew van Aardvark's books organised into series?
This guide splits Andrew van Aardvark's 17 books into 3 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Katie Kincaid (8 books, 2020–2024); Captain Jack Black (3 books, 2018–2020); Auditor to the Stars (2 books, 2025–2026).