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Not exactly lesser-known and underrated, but I liked the first Hunger Games book even though it's a youth novel. But after that, the sequels went downhill fast. The second book mostly stayed above the acceptable line, but after that it was a total nosedive IMHO.
Another one that few would call dystopian (although I would), is The Kite Runner. Not sci-fi based at all, but it's about life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. IMHO, you can't get much more dystopian than that. It doesn't read like your typical dystopian novel, but it's a very good read.
Dictionary lookup: "dystopian" - "relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice"
OK, I guess it does fit the definition of dystopian.
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