10 Obscure Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That You Need To Read

Both this entry and our number one share a great deal of similarities and so their positions on this list are based solely on the impact they have had on science-fiction as a whole.

Spaceman of Bohemia begins as an average science-fiction tale, with a young Czech astronaut on his way to collect samples from a cosmic storm cloud left behind by a comet between Earth and Venus. Things are going well; the ship is in working order, he has regular contact with his girlfriend back on Earth and he even has an extensive supply of Nutella aboard the craft. What could be better?

As a series of events leads to complications both on the ship and in his own personal life, Jakub – our main character – proceeds to question his own mental state. Finding himself hearing voices and eventually seeing the form of a gigantic cosmic spider aboard the craft, he delves into the annals of his memory, reliving the tumultuous childhood he had to endure and recalling the many turning points that led him to the doomed mission upon which he becomes stranded.

Superbly offbeat and filled to the brim with heart-rending observations on relationships and the state of European politics, Kalfar delivers an experience like no other with this novel.