Literary warning: The first book shocked me to the core of my being, and I wept genuine tears of sorrow and grief; The second had me cheering the hero on. It's

Literary warning: The first book shocked me to the core of my being, and I wept genuine tears of sorrow and grief; The second had me cheering the hero on. It's a great action book with loads of geekery and nerdness from my childhood. My recommendation: Read 1984 first, so you have good feelings to end on.