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Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant #3
Third Moon Chemicals
Jake's back. He's not the best spy ever. He fails his pilot exam, he can't shoot, and he gets beat up a lot, usually by girls. Next task is to track containers of missing food. What could possibly go wrong? Next thing he knows he's on a strange ship with not one, but two pretty girls, helping them smuggle illegal workers to pirates. What can he do? How will he get out of this? How will he get reimbursed if pirates don't give receipts? Buy Third Moon Chemicals, Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant, Book 3 Now .
240 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 5, 2019
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Andrew Moriarty
18 books284 followersAndrew Moriarty has been reading science fiction his whole life, and he always wondered about the stories he read. How did they ever pay the mortgage for that space ship? Why doesn’t it ever need to be refueled? What would happen if it broke, but the parts were backordered for weeks? And why doesn’t anybody ever have to charge sales tax? Despairing on finding the answers to these questions, he decided to write a book about how space ships would function in the real world. Ships need fuel, fuel costs money, and the accountants run everything.
He was born in Canada, and has lived in Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Germany, and Maastricht. Previously he worked as a telephone newspaper subscriptions salesman, a pizza delivery driver, wedding disc jockey, and technology trainer. Unfortunately, he also spent a great deal of time in the IT industry, designing networks and configuring routers and switches. Along the way, he picked up an ex-spy with a predilection for French Champagne, and a whippet with a murderous possessiveness for tennis balls. They live together in Brooklyn.
He was born in Canada, and has lived in Toronto, Vancouver, Los Angeles, Germany, and Maastricht. Previously he worked as a telephone newspaper subscriptions salesman, a pizza delivery driver, wedding disc jockey, and technology trainer. Unfortunately, he also spent a great deal of time in the IT industry, designing networks and configuring routers and switches. Along the way, he picked up an ex-spy with a predilection for French Champagne, and a whippet with a murderous possessiveness for tennis balls. They live together in Brooklyn.
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May 26, 2019
I’ve just finished Moriarty’s 3-book Trans Galactic Insurance series, so I’ve written one review that I’ll post for all the books. The books are fun reads and unlike some sci-fi series, each one stands alone. The storyline gets wrapped up instead of leaving you hanging, waiting for the next book. There are hints of things to come, but they don’t detract from each book’s plotline. The books track Jake Stewart, a poor boy as he tries to make his way in the post-abandonment universe where spacers work to keep things going with technology from the old Empire slowly failing. We follow the hero as he struggles to find success, happiness, and love. The characters develop more fully with each book. Some are more likeable than others, but all are interesting. Highly recommended for fans of “light” science fiction.
August 6, 2019
Much better—the narrator no longer is helpless, but actually has grown up and can outwit most of myriad plots against him, and elude the snares of schemers and various cute women.
August 27, 2022
Keeps getting more seriously!
Third of four.
Wow, things are getting really interesting as we keep going on.
Andrew Moriarty writing of this series keeps getting better and better.
Jack naivety keeps getting lesser and as usual his smarts keeps him into trouble which now also helps him to get out of them.
The book is full of action, detective work kidnapping, slavery, spaceships and much more !
Jack is wounded and a spaceship is on their tale,
Things are getting really seriously and interesting,
Must continue to the last book of this series, it’s way to intense !
Crashing, will they survive?
William Turbett also uses beautifully different voices for each character while narrating. the author sure have chosen a good one !
Without a doubt I fully
Recommend this series !
Oded Ostfeld.
Third of four.
Wow, things are getting really interesting as we keep going on.
Andrew Moriarty writing of this series keeps getting better and better.
Jack naivety keeps getting lesser and as usual his smarts keeps him into trouble which now also helps him to get out of them.
The book is full of action, detective work kidnapping, slavery, spaceships and much more !
Jack is wounded and a spaceship is on their tale,
Things are getting really seriously and interesting,
Must continue to the last book of this series, it’s way to intense !
Crashing, will they survive?
William Turbett also uses beautifully different voices for each character while narrating. the author sure have chosen a good one !
Without a doubt I fully
Recommend this series !
Oded Ostfeld.
January 14, 2024
good series
Good series, easy reading. It’s not a super action packed storyline with multiple ship battles or intense personal soldier engagements. This series is more intrigue, mystery with criminal elements from individuals to corporations. The real story is Jake and what kind of trouble he an find while still trying to stop.the lawlessness, Throw into that a eautiful spy who’s tough as nails, super smart, skills abundant, sexy, coy ad very use to getting her way and Jake has caused her issue after issue yet saved her life multiple times. She thinks he’s kind of geeky but….there just sees to be something that keeps bringing them back together.
Really is a different storyline which is refreshing.
Good series, easy reading. It’s not a super action packed storyline with multiple ship battles or intense personal soldier engagements. This series is more intrigue, mystery with criminal elements from individuals to corporations. The real story is Jake and what kind of trouble he an find while still trying to stop.the lawlessness, Throw into that a eautiful spy who’s tough as nails, super smart, skills abundant, sexy, coy ad very use to getting her way and Jake has caused her issue after issue yet saved her life multiple times. She thinks he’s kind of geeky but….there just sees to be something that keeps bringing them back together.
Really is a different storyline which is refreshing.
March 16, 2023
This is definitely a 5 star book for me. It starts with probably the most exciting first chapter I have ever read. Then Moriarity’s famous twists and turns continue throughout the book ending, of course, with a finale that kept me wondering who will be left to continue the series. The meat of the book gives us plenty of chances to watch Jake Stewart get into and out of a slew of very interesting situations. The supporting cast is very well fleshed out so I hope most will return in future books. I can’t wait to read the next book of Jake’s adventures. This series just keeps getting better and better.
April 22, 2019
Another installment from Andrew Moriarty. This is the third book with Jake as the main character and I must say that's it's nice to finally see some development there. This book is a divergence from the first two. It takes less focus on all the intricacies of life among the stars and more focus on the central characters (especially Jake). It has a good balance throughout and still makes for a fun read.
I did drop half a star because Moriarty failed to tie up any of the loose threads from the last book. Just more reason to read the next as soon as it's released.
I did drop half a star because Moriarty failed to tie up any of the loose threads from the last book. Just more reason to read the next as soon as it's released.
January 9, 2021
Moriarty, Andrew. Third Moon Chemicals. Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant No. 3. Kindle, 2019.
Jake is back, nerdy as ever. He is still pushed around by life, a pilot who should never fly, a corporate spy so transparent other spies laugh at him, a guy who is manhandled by the women in his life, and a soldier with marksmanship that makes him a threat to everyone except the person he is aiming at. Yet, he somehow faces off a band of pirates and organizes a planetary economy. The series has some rough edges, but this is a nice finish to the trilogy. 3.5 stars.
Jake is back, nerdy as ever. He is still pushed around by life, a pilot who should never fly, a corporate spy so transparent other spies laugh at him, a guy who is manhandled by the women in his life, and a soldier with marksmanship that makes him a threat to everyone except the person he is aiming at. Yet, he somehow faces off a band of pirates and organizes a planetary economy. The series has some rough edges, but this is a nice finish to the trilogy. 3.5 stars.
June 11, 2024
Another fun jump space account adventure
Now this was so much better than the second book. In here I can really see how much Jake has grown from the character that he was in the 1st 2 books. He really has grown into a spy. I have to admit I love the back and forth between him and Nadine. These were some of the best moments of the book and I'm looking forward to seeing more in the next book.
4.5/5
Now this was so much better than the second book. In here I can really see how much Jake has grown from the character that he was in the 1st 2 books. He really has grown into a spy. I have to admit I love the back and forth between him and Nadine. These were some of the best moments of the book and I'm looking forward to seeing more in the next book.
4.5/5
April 12, 2019
Jack's back - our somewhat odd accountant who doesn't quite ever manage to be a spy or an accountant, is a highly effective as a result. This time, Nadine has some competition, but it ends about as you'd expect. We're starting to get more of the bigger picture about the system - I look forward to the next book as a result.
April 7, 2019
Fun Space Opera. Really fun I love the universe having visited before. During the interrugnam caused by far off events that diminoed into the fall of a empire. No rump empire here just folks trying to get by on fading tech and human nature.
December 4, 2022
This is the best book to date in the series. I like the development of Jake as a character and the tension between Nadine and Riley kept things engaging.
July 12, 2021
Have to say, I'm impressed with Mr. Moriarty's Adventures of a Jump Space Accountant. Jake is the type of hero to enjoy in this type of book. Type of book, quick, fun read that has action happening pretty quick. Good character development for primary and secondary with the tirtuary being largely throw away characters.
As usual we have our main character Jake digging in to things for his boss Mr. Dashi (love him. A strong behind the scene actor who knows things, has connections, and is able to ensure things go the way he expected them to go) and it's a little different but the same. The same in the sense that Jake is working as a special agent and Nadine is here (what a relationship they have). Different in that we have a new relationship for Jake, Riley, but that's for Mr. Moriarty to tell you about. Mr. Dashi does make his appearance and is felt and his "assistant" Jose takes a more active role (is Mr. Moriarty bringing Jose more to the forefront. He's been a very admirable "assistant" to date and have to say I could easily see him taking over for Mr. Dashi).
What made this a 5 star book to me is Mr. Moriarty does a good job with the basic plot and moving it along with an adventuresome way while interweaving personal characteristics and notes of Jake and the secondary characters. I love the way Nadine is woven into the story and Riley makes a good foil for Nadine to improve Jake without making Jake appear out of character. The disadvantages are that the tirtuary characters don't hold much character (no reason to love or like them) and the villain goes toward being a moron (really... little dumb and brute force for what we're lead to believe they did). While a limiting the book somewhat I'm still giving it the node to 5 stars because it's a fun read and that's sometimes the type of book you need.
As usual we have our main character Jake digging in to things for his boss Mr. Dashi (love him. A strong behind the scene actor who knows things, has connections, and is able to ensure things go the way he expected them to go) and it's a little different but the same. The same in the sense that Jake is working as a special agent and Nadine is here (what a relationship they have). Different in that we have a new relationship for Jake, Riley, but that's for Mr. Moriarty to tell you about. Mr. Dashi does make his appearance and is felt and his "assistant" Jose takes a more active role (is Mr. Moriarty bringing Jose more to the forefront. He's been a very admirable "assistant" to date and have to say I could easily see him taking over for Mr. Dashi).
What made this a 5 star book to me is Mr. Moriarty does a good job with the basic plot and moving it along with an adventuresome way while interweaving personal characteristics and notes of Jake and the secondary characters. I love the way Nadine is woven into the story and Riley makes a good foil for Nadine to improve Jake without making Jake appear out of character. The disadvantages are that the tirtuary characters don't hold much character (no reason to love or like them) and the villain goes toward being a moron (really... little dumb and brute force for what we're lead to believe they did). While a limiting the book somewhat I'm still giving it the node to 5 stars because it's a fun read and that's sometimes the type of book you need.
September 14, 2023
ake is back, bolder, more assertive, maybe even more confident, taking the initiative. Jake is growing up, becoming less of a doormat and holding his own against Nadine, taking no prisoners, well, apart from being taken as a prisoner, that is! In this new adventure, Jake is the pilot rather than the passenger, well, metaphorically speaking because he failed his pilot's exam!
Another adventure where Jake takes the lead in confounding the bad guys by flexing his grey matter, not with bullets, fists, or throwing people out of the airlock, but with the rulebook, statistics, efficiency, spreadsheets, better maintenance schedules, and other administrative gobbledygook—a thinker, not a doer. Unfortunately for Jake, he's about the only hero who doesn't get the girl. I think he might become a merchant banker.
Another romp through the corridors of corporate machinations.
Overall, an entertaining and enjoyable read. I like Jake; he's a good guy, and he's growing on me, as are the other characters in his orbit.
Another adventure where Jake takes the lead in confounding the bad guys by flexing his grey matter, not with bullets, fists, or throwing people out of the airlock, but with the rulebook, statistics, efficiency, spreadsheets, better maintenance schedules, and other administrative gobbledygook—a thinker, not a doer. Unfortunately for Jake, he's about the only hero who doesn't get the girl. I think he might become a merchant banker.
Another romp through the corridors of corporate machinations.
Overall, an entertaining and enjoyable read. I like Jake; he's a good guy, and he's growing on me, as are the other characters in his orbit.
April 19, 2019
I love this series. To follow the main character's development you should start with volume one. Jake is a naive young man who grew up in relative isolation. He is good with numbers and ends up working as an accountant for a large off-world corporation. Aside from tracking numbers, he is also astute in understanding what they mean. He is assigned to track down what is going on behind the figures in the ledgers and to find out who is manipulating the anomalies. At the same time, he is being manipulated by the people he works for who can always see the bigger picture. By book #3 he begins to take charge of the circumstances he gets into in a big way. He is still naive, shy around women, a terrible shot, and gets hurt a lot, but he is getting there.
At this point, I'll read anything that Andrew Moriarty decides to write.
At this point, I'll read anything that Andrew Moriarty decides to write.
March 20, 2023
Third in the series and like the others this one had a self contained independent storyline. At the same time the series keeps developing the main characters growth and maturity plus just plain thinking ahead for some. Information and planning are more important than spur of the moment impulses. New characters are introduced and older characters get more space to develop. Fun storyline with plenty of planning and execution of those plans. As in real life, reality strikes and plans adapt. Fun book with humor and the characters are close to real. Very enjoyable read!
May 30, 2023
Engrossing characters and plot
These books are a treasure, especially if you have any familiarity with Traveller.
They’re a neat inversion of the tropes in another of my favorite series, Sten. Except the protagonist is not the ultimate fighting machine and does not get the girl. But he is clever and intelligent, and the banter between characters is well-done.
And the intricate economics and world-building in the series is fascinating in its own right, as are the constant fun call-outs of language and aphorisms. Space Accounting, indeed.
My new favorite sci-fi series.
These books are a treasure, especially if you have any familiarity with Traveller.
They’re a neat inversion of the tropes in another of my favorite series, Sten. Except the protagonist is not the ultimate fighting machine and does not get the girl. But he is clever and intelligent, and the banter between characters is well-done.
And the intricate economics and world-building in the series is fascinating in its own right, as are the constant fun call-outs of language and aphorisms. Space Accounting, indeed.
My new favorite sci-fi series.
April 11, 2023
Read this series in sequential order or you will miss how the character develops.
I am not sure about how this universe works. I do enjoy how Mr. D manipulates our hero, but in reality a smart guy like our hero - Jake - should have seen through Mr. D's deceit and would have quit him already. In fact, how could Mr. D keep any staff under him, aside from blackmailing the entire company staff.
Have a GoodReads.
I am not sure about how this universe works. I do enjoy how Mr. D manipulates our hero, but in reality a smart guy like our hero - Jake - should have seen through Mr. D's deceit and would have quit him already. In fact, how could Mr. D keep any staff under him, aside from blackmailing the entire company staff.
Have a GoodReads.
February 3, 2021
Jake Stewart just wants a date with a pretty girl and ends up stowed away on a ship carrying illegal cargo. The strength of the series is the author’s ability to imagine details of what it would be like to live and work in space. The first few chapters don’t make a lot of sense, but the rest of the book is fairly exciting.
January 19, 2023
STATISTICS RULE! OK
Disturbingly educational and thoroughly entertaining; Bernoulli t o Trachtenberg; half a split *S' and advanced lifting body aerodynamjcs; seasoned with a soupcon of astral and maritime navigation and tidetables. Plotting and characterisation excellent.
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Disturbingly educational and thoroughly entertaining; Bernoulli t o Trachtenberg; half a split *S' and advanced lifting body aerodynamjcs; seasoned with a soupcon of astral and maritime navigation and tidetables. Plotting and characterisation excellent.
Wozencroft@btinternet
May 21, 2023
These freewheeling space operas are set in a resource poor universe which in itself is an oddity in SF, let alone the fact our hero is an accountant and auditor. You have to like Jake, the awkward, bumbling competent man for the job, and of course Nadine a force of nature who just wants to shoot somebody, Jake when it's convenient.
January 10, 2026
Characters getting better
This is a series and it keeps getting better. The main character is growing into his role. Male and female characters are vibrant. This is space from the working side. The concept of a section of space being abandoned inexplicably by empire contraction is also something I look forward to learning more about.
This is a series and it keeps getting better. The main character is growing into his role. Male and female characters are vibrant. This is space from the working side. The concept of a section of space being abandoned inexplicably by empire contraction is also something I look forward to learning more about.
July 8, 2019
Accounts do it with their brains!
This is the third book in this series that I've read and I read them back-to-back-to-back! I got sucked in and couldn't stop reading them. Jake Stewart is not a man of action, just the opposite, he's a geek. He can't fight, can't shoot, can't fly, but he knows his way around a spreadsheet! Jake takes seemingly random facts, puts them together and forms brilliant, clever plans that save the day. These books are fun, fast reads, that sheds the "grim/dark" style of storytelling that is so popular today. Highly recommended.
This is the third book in this series that I've read and I read them back-to-back-to-back! I got sucked in and couldn't stop reading them. Jake Stewart is not a man of action, just the opposite, he's a geek. He can't fight, can't shoot, can't fly, but he knows his way around a spreadsheet! Jake takes seemingly random facts, puts them together and forms brilliant, clever plans that save the day. These books are fun, fast reads, that sheds the "grim/dark" style of storytelling that is so popular today. Highly recommended.
January 3, 2020
A different spin on space genre
A different spin on sci-fi, well written, fun story with some twists and turns. This is part of a 3 book trilogy and all are interesting, light reads.
A different spin on sci-fi, well written, fun story with some twists and turns. This is part of a 3 book trilogy and all are interesting, light reads.
April 11, 2020
Goatfoot
A very well written series. A good look at why accounting, finance, and logistics is important while weaving an adventure spy romance novels around a generally boring subject. Very entertaining, looking forward to more
A very well written series. A good look at why accounting, finance, and logistics is important while weaving an adventure spy romance novels around a generally boring subject. Very entertaining, looking forward to more
June 8, 2022
Growth
There was good character development in the main character, without suddenly suddenly giving him a plethora of new skills. I'm starting to wonder if Jake is right handed and left eyed as his terrible aiming problems seem a trifle overdone.
There was good character development in the main character, without suddenly suddenly giving him a plethora of new skills. I'm starting to wonder if Jake is right handed and left eyed as his terrible aiming problems seem a trifle overdone.
July 14, 2023
No idea...
I have actually really enjoyed these books so far. Aside from the slightly cringe-worthy moments where Jake is being cool, it has actually been a fascinating delightful change of pace from the stuff I normally read.
I have actually really enjoyed these books so far. Aside from the slightly cringe-worthy moments where Jake is being cool, it has actually been a fascinating delightful change of pace from the stuff I normally read.
April 26, 2019
Excellent
Very well written totally enjoyable
I can't think of fifteen more words to say I'm not a writer in a reader
Very well written totally enjoyable
I can't think of fifteen more words to say I'm not a writer in a reader
November 30, 2019
Great read!
In the third book of this series, you can sense that the author is getting even better at his craft.
Can't wait to read the next one!
In the third book of this series, you can sense that the author is getting even better at his craft.
Can't wait to read the next one!
April 15, 2020
Oh I hope there are more of these! All three were throughly enjoyable.
May 29, 2020
GreAt binge read. There books, there days.
Loved the characters and the story.I can't wait for the next one.
Great story for a fun read when trapped at home.
Loved the characters and the story.I can't wait for the next one.
Great story for a fun read when trapped at home.
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