Now on pre-order · out 23 August 2026

Corey Naylor


Die Hard in Space, with an unskilled janitor.

The pitch

Not everything Nole Moody writes leaks in from Weird Britain. Some of it happens a very long way from Britain, in the maintenance corridors of a starship that has just been boarded by pirates.

Corey Naylor wanted a quiet shift, a working mop, and a day without anyone marking his access card as suspicious. Instead he got armed pirates, a failed security team, and a bucket of cleaning supplies that may not be entirely legal. The pirates came prepared for soldiers. They did not come prepared for the janitor.

No dragons, no portals, and nothing to do with the wider Weird Britain. Just the same instinct for ordinary people trapped in absurd systems, pointed at a spaceship instead of a staffroom.

A comic science-fiction novel, out 23 August 2026. Pre-order now and it lands on your Kindle on release day.

The series

Two books, one very long shift


Corey Naylor is one story told in two halves. The boarding begins in Space Janitor and finishes in Hold My Mop, the concluding part of the saga. No third book, no dangling shift rota.

The crew

Meet the characters


‘Meet the Characters’ poster for Corey Naylor – Space Janitor: portraits of the crew of the luxury cruiser Radiant Accord, from janitor Corey Naylor and cleaning drone BKT-17 to pirate captain Garrick Richter.
The crew of the Radiant Accord, and the janitor the pirates should have worried about.

Mandatory reading

Please observe all posted notices


A spoof in-world safety poster titled ‘Human Crew Notice’, listing rules such as ‘do not weaponise catering equipment’ and ‘do not name biohazards’, stamped ‘Too Late’ in red.
Compliance is not optional. Neither, apparently, is the janitor.

Word of mouth

What early readers said


Five five-star reader reviews of Corey Naylor – Space Janitor, praising Nole Moody’s voice, humour and characters, and asking for book two.