These action-packed books will keep you guessing until the last page

Ocean Yoon, a hotshot space pilot, risks everything to help her best friend, Teo, the scion of a wealthy family, after Teo is framed for murder by a killer who can look like anyone. Soon Teo and Ocean run for their lives, tangling with the notorious outlaw Phoenix, who has every reason to hate Teo.

“Ocean’s Godori” is published by Hillman Grad Books, a new venture by actress and screenwriter Lena Waithe and others. Cho’s novel explores a future where Korea dominates space travel. Despite its action-adventure plot, “Ocean’s Godori” focuses heavily on developing the relationships among its lovable characters, which soon prove irresistible — though, alas, Cho takes awhile to bring her characters together.

A theme slowly emerges of coming to terms with death, thanks to one character whose culture is based around handling the dead and a host of others who have either taken lives or lost loved ones. “Ocean’s Godori” navigates the space lane blazed by Becky Chambers and James S.A. Corey, but it manages to arrive at some exciting new destinations. The cooking scenes, in particular, are worth savoring.

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