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ⓘ About J.A. Andrews
J.A. Andrews is a bestselling fantasy fiction author best known for the “Keeper Chronicles” series of novels. She grew up loving math, writing, and science but never once considered ever becoming a professional author. As a young girl and teen, everyone encouraged her to go into the sciences and since her father was an engineer, a career in STEM seemed a logical choice. As a teen, Andrews majored in engineering but soon after joining college discovered that it was not that much fun given that most of it was about measuring and deciding if a bolt was thick enough to support a bridge. The only engineering that got her fancy was aerospace engineering as she had developed a love for fantasy fiction and working in space science was the closest she could get to fantasy.
All Book Series by J.A. Andrews
Lastlight
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025 Co-authored · JA Andrews
A Keeper's Tale: The Story of Tomkin and the Dragon
Book 3 of 7 · published 2017
The Candlelight Gifts: A Keeper's Tale
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2022
When Swords Fall Silent: An Assassination Anthology
Book 2 of 3 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is J.A. Andrews?
J.A. Andrews is a bestselling fantasy fiction author best known for the “Keeper Chronicles” series of novels. She grew up loving math, writing, and science but never once considered ever becoming a professional author. As a young girl and teen, everyone encouraged her to go into the sciences and since her father was an engineer, a career in STEM seemed a logical choice.
Which J.A. Andrews series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Keeper Chronicles series, the earliest of J.A. Andrews's multi-book series: it opens with A Threat of Shadows (2016) and runs to 7 books across 2016–2022, ending with The Candlelight Gifts: A Keeper's Tale (2022). J.A. Andrews's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has J.A. Andrews written?
J.A. Andrews has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2025. 15 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being The Keeper Chronicles series with 7 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should J.A. Andrews's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. J.A. Andrews's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Keeper Chronicles (2016–2022, 7 books), Keeper Origins (2020–2022, 5 books) and The Aenigma Lights (2023–2025, 3 books).
How are J.A. Andrews's books organised into series?
This guide splits J.A. Andrews's 18 books into 3 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Keeper Chronicles (7 books, 2016–2022); Keeper Origins (5 books, 2020–2022); The Aenigma Lights (3 books, 2023–2025).