Space Brooms!

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Johnny Gomez, a custodian – or space broom – on Kilgore Station, teams up with a pair of smugglers to sell a stolen data chip full of video game avatars and finally make his fortune


File Under: Science Fiction

Everyone aboard Kilgore Station is living their best life. Everyone except for Johnny Gomez.
While humans, the augmented, and aliens of all shapes and sizes enjoy exotic cuisine on the dining deck, or gamble away their credits on the entertainment deck, Johnny is elbow-deep in oily, black, alien excrement. A ‘space broom’ custodian for the entire station.
This was obviously not the life Johnny dreamt of. Ten years ago, he travelled to Kilgore, the farthest space station in our solar system, in search of fortune like everyone else. Some people are just luckier than others.
Yet his meaningless, uneventful existence is immediately turned upside down when he happens upon a tiny glass data-chit, hidden amongst the alien poop he must clean up. Unbeknownst to him, every nefarious creature in the solar system will soon be after him to claim it for their own.

With the help of his augmented roommate, a pair of smugglers and a mysterious and beautiful stranger, Johnny fights off thugs and sails as fast as possible to earth’s moon, Luna, in effort to sell the chit to the Obinna Crime Syndicate. But with assassins and mobsters on their tail, the trip is anything but a cakewalk. And Luna itself proves to be nothing like a safe haven, when Johnny’s painful past finally catches up to him…

Space Brooms! is a heart-warming, tongue-in-cheek homage to all things sci-fi, from television and movies, to video games and books.

A.G. Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican American, multi-genre author specializing in Latino/a/e/x stories and characters. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing and has penned his debut, Stone Feather Fang, three published short stories along with four full-length manuscripts in the past ten years. They all have sequels planned, if he can just stop coming up with new projects to work on or playing his huge backlog of video games. He currently resides in the Land of Enchantment where the beautiful mountains and never-ending skies inspire all his work.

Release Date

2025-03-25

Formats

Ebook, Paperback

EBook ISBN

25th March 2025 | 9781915998514 | epub | £5.99/$9.99/$11.99

Paperback ISBN

25th March 2025 | 9781915998507 | Trade Paperback | £9.99/$18.99/$24.99

“A wild, vibrant, character-driven romp, Space Brooms! combines humor, heart, and action to showcase Johnny Gomez’s journey from daydreaming custodian to spacebound adventurer. I read through the book in one sitting.”
– Briana Morgan, author of The Reyes Incident

“An exciting space romp full of action with geeky references to satisfy the most ardent sci-fi and fantasy fans. I was on the edge of my seat rooting for Space Brooms! and its hilariously relatable lead character, Johnny Gomez. An instant sci-fi classic!”
– Dana Gricken, author of The Dark Queen

“A.G. Rodriguez’s Angry Robot debut is a jaunty, fast-paced reminder that the rich shouldn’t have a monopoly on space. There’s room for everyone – even daydreaming janitors – in the stars.”
– R.W.W. Greene, author of Mercury RisingTwenty-five to Life and The Light Years

“A fun, quirky romp through a diverse galaxy brimming with adventure, danger, and a plethora of fun aliens to rival any sci-fi story.”
– Christopher M. Arnone, author of The Jayu City Chronicles

“A hilarious and fun adventure across space, with a wayward bunch of characters you’ll have a blast with. Gave me huge Red Dwarf and Cowboy Bebop vibes, while being its own brilliant thing. Loved it!”
– Dan Hanks, author of Captain Moxley and the Embers of the EmpireSwashbucklers and The Way Up is Death
“Witty, kinetic writing and an unforgettable lead in Johnny Gomez cements Space Brooms! as the kind of sci-fi novel I’ve been waiting far too long to see on my bookshelf.”
– Angel Luis Colón, author of Infested.