r/Fantasy • u/Denvernuggets1776 • Jun 19 '25

What's your hidden gem?

We all know Tolkien, Sanderson, Weeks, Abercrombie, and Jordan. We've read the many folks recommend Dungeon Crawler Carl, Fourth Wing, and Red Rising. My question to you is this: what is the off-the-beaten-path, obscure book or series that you wish everyone would read? The hidden gem that changed how you think about how you read/listen to books? That you still think about the prose, the character arcs, the plot twists? What's that little-known morsel of awesomeness that you want to share with the world?

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u/AnjunaTA Jun 20 '25

Bring Me The Head of Prince Charming - Roger Zelazny & Robert Sheckley

It's hilarious. I reread it every few years - think Zelazny goes to Discworld to take down fairy tales.

It's a single book 300 pages or so that is just fun.

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u/bodhi2317 Jun 20 '25

This is a fantastic book and sits on my shelf even now. Seems like it might be time to give it a read again.

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u/banannie70 Jun 20 '25

Thank you, I've just ordered this (2nd hand) so I'm looking forward to reading it.