Came here to mention this one :) I particularly love it because so much of the library was forbidden knowledge guarded by a religious sect... those words almos

Came here to mention this one :) I particularly love it because so much of the library was forbidden knowledge guarded by a religious sect... those words almost always mean a good read is ahead :P Umberto Eco has said he came up with the idea of the library (and some spoiler-related things) before coming up with any of the characters or premise.