P.S., thanks for the recommendations, everyone.
I looked into that first series you recommended, rabbit. Sounds like my kind of book. Amazon doesn't have a kindle edition, though. Very sad. Maybe I can find somewhere else to get an ebook from.
I'm also considering the following books. They seem like the kinds of things I should read:
1. Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand (already got a copy of this)
2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Phillip Dick
Any other recommendations along these lines?