Spent Bullets, 9780063476615
Paperback
Genius, success, despair: a dark side of tech’s relentless pursuit.

Spent Bullets

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  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    15 December 2025

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Summary

Set in Taiwan and Silicon Valley, a collection of linked stories explores the meaning of success and the purpose of existence, centered on the short life and long shadow of an engineering genius who descends deeper into despair while rising higher on the professional ladder.

The hard-working geniuses of Spent Bullets are the crème de la crème of the meritocracy. Educated in the best schools in Taiwan, they move to lucrative positions in America’s big tech, reaching the pinnac…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780063476615
ISBN-10:0063476614
Author:Terao Tetsuya, Kevin Wang
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:HarperVia
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:15 December 2025
Weight:221g
Dimensions:210mm x 140mm x 16mm
About The Author

Terao Tetsuya

Terao Tetsuya graduated from National Taiwan University with degrees in Computer Science Information Engineering. He earned a master’s degree in software engineering from Carnegie Mellon and worked as an engineer at Google before turning to writing full-time. His debut short story collection Spent Bullets won Taiwan Literature Awards’ Golden Book Award and the New Bud Award. He lives in Taiwan.

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