by Po Bronson
First published 1997
Brilliant young engineer Andy Caspar joins a cutthroat research lab, determined to become a tech legend. But the lab's warring factions—a cash-strapped director, a disgruntled chip designer, and a stock-manipulating executive—all have their own agendas. As Andy works to develop a groundbreaking new chip, he's drawn into their brutal power struggle, his dream of glory threatened at every turn.
Genres: fiction, science-fiction, contemporary, technology
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, power-struggle
Setting: California, Santa Clara County, Santa Clara Valley
Period: 21st Century
340 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Avon