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Hammajang Luck

Ocean’s 8 meets sci-fi in this devilishly funny and romantic heist adventure debut
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One last job could buy them their freedom - or cost them everything. Discover the high-octane space heist adventure from Makana Yamamoto - unmissable for fans of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Hammajang | adjective. Definition: In a... Read More
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A love letter to Hawai'i meets the space heist of the century in this propulsive standalone perfect for fans of blockbuster sci-fi thrillers with a romantic twist.

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One last job could buy them their freedom - or cost them everything. Discover the high-octane space heist adventure from Makana Yamamoto - unmissable for fans of Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir and Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.

Hammajang | adjective. Definition: In a disorderly or chaotic state; messed up. Chiefly in predicative use, esp. in all hammajang. Etymology: A borrowing from Hawaiian Pidgin. Source: Oxford English Dictionary.

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. She 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?

Ocean's 8 meets Blade Runner in this trail-blazing debut 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.

'A high-throttle space heist - but make it gay? Sign. Me. Up.' - S.A. MacLean, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Phoenix Keeper

'Swashbuckling and heart-warming in equal measure' - Lavanya Lakshminarayan, Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author of The Ten Percent Thief

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399616812

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 268g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Makana Yamamoto was born on the island of Maui. Splitting their time between the Mainland and Hawai'i, they grew up on beaches and in snowbanks. Always a scientist at heart, Makana fell in love with sci-fi as a teen. 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 currently live on the East Coast with their wife and two cats. Find their website at makana-yamamoto.com.

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