Obscure but Awesome

[Azukius]

What are books you have read and really enjoyed but nobody else has heard of? Here is your chance to enlighten the world!
For myself I have to mention the Illumniatus! trilogy as a work of sheer tripped out genius.

[Tengu_temp]

The Master and Margarita is a deep, smart and often very funny book that's probably not very well-known among you western barbarians, you.

[Bryn]

Um, what happened to the under-read books (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83931) thread? :smallconfused:

Since I have a first page spot in this thread, though, I will have to reccomend the First Law trilogy, by Joe Abercombie. Darkly humorous, excellently written and in general absolutely fantastic.

[Thormag]

My fanfic.

...What?

[Nerd-o-rama]

I'd say The Belgariad doesn't get enough love, but really, it's more love-it-or-hate-it than obscure.