Overview

Ocean's 8 meets Blade Runner in this trail-blazing debut queer science fiction novel and swashbuckling love letter to Hawai'i about being forced to find a new home and striving to build a better one--unmissable for fans of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Edie is done with crime. Eight years behind bars changes a person--costs them too much time with too many of the people who need them most. And it's all Angel's fault. Her former partner--and the woman she can't forget--sold Edie out in what should have been the greatest moment of their lives. Instead, Edie was shipped off to the icy prison planet spinning far below the soaring skybridges and neon catacombs of Kepler space station--of home--to spend the best part of a decade alone. But then a chance for early parole appears out of nowhere and Edie steps into the pallid sunlight to find none other than Angel waiting--and she has an offer. One last job. One last deal. One last target. The trillionaire tech god they failed to bring down last time. There's just one thing Edie needs to do--trust Angel again--which also happens to be the last thing Edie wants to do. What could possibly go all hammajang about this plan?

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""Fans of Ocean's Eight and Leverage will find this a delightful ode to team heists. The enemies-to-lovers trope, queer characters, and Hawaiian culture and language create a unique backdrop for a familiar plot line."" -- Library Journal ""This is a blast."" -- Publishers Weekly ""Makana Yamamoto's debut novel ... is boldly labeled on its cover ""A Sci-Fi Heist,"" and it would in fact translate beautifully to the screen. It possesses all the sterling attributes of the classic heist narrative, and adds in romance elements, plus the topic of familial bonds. The resulting blend is wholly organic and effective."" -- Locus ""An easy, fun read, which will make a lot of readers smile for all kinds of reasons."" -- Lightspeed Magazine ""Like an Ocean's movie set in space, Hammajang Luck will charm readers looking for a smooth ride with a lovable cast."" -- BookPage ""A proper heist story with little drama, a juicy friends-to-enemies-to-lovers subplot and lovable characters."" -- Metastellar.com ""Makana Yamamoto's sci-fi debut Hammajang Luck is the perfect escapist read for these trying times... Including Pidgin and other cultural references to Hawai'i in the far future is a powerful pushback against the homogenizing force of science fiction. I look forward to reading Yamamoto's next novel and seeing how they continue to accomplish this artistic goal."" -- Nerds of a Feather ""A wildly fun book."" -- Soapberry Review ""Hammajang Luck is a little Ocean's Eleven (but gayer and more femme), a little Fast & Furious family (but better), and extremely queer. I highly recommend it."" -- Cannonball Read

""Fans of Ocean's Eight and Leverage will find this a delightful ode to team heists. The enemies-to-lovers trope, queer characters, and Hawaiian culture and language create a unique backdrop for a familiar plot line."" -- Library Journal

Author Information

Makana Yamamoto, author of Hammajang Luck, was born on the island of Maui. Splitting their time between the Mainland and Hawai'i, Makana grew up on beaches and in snowbanks. Always a scientist at heart, Makana fell in love with sci-fi as a teen--they even led the science fiction and fantasy interest house at their college. A writer from childhood, fiction became the perfect medium for them to explore their interests as well as reconnect with their culture, coalescing into a passion for diverse sci-fi. They love writing multicultural settings and queer characters, as well as imagining what the future might look like for historically marginalized communities. In their free time, Makana likes to hoard dice for their Dungeons & Dragons games, defeat bosses with their guildmates, and get way too invested in reality competition shows. They currently live in New England with their wife and two cats.

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