- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (2 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140143882
- ISBN-13: 978-0140143881
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.9 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 66,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lister gazed out of the porthole and catalogue the series of disasters that had led him to this point in space and time: the bad decisions, the poor career choices, the unreliable friendships that had led him here - on a prison ship bound for the most inhospitable penal colony in the outer cosmos... and all he'd ever wanted was to be a soft metal guitar icon. This is the beginning of the third and eagerly awaited red dwarf novel where Lister starts out by searching for his Doppelganger and ends up having the future of the human race on his shoulders.
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Six million yean later, in a dilapidated class three transport ship, the last human being in the cosmos lay in the same foetal position as his long dead sister, murmuring remarks in the gibberish of Deep Sleep, until a poorly digested bowl of cabbage soup caused a noisy pocket of escaping air to flee his lower intestine and rouse him from his slumbers. Read the first page
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Six million yean later, in a dilapidated class three transport ship, the last human being in the cosmos lay in the same foetal position as his long dead sister, murmuring remarks in the gibberish of Deep Sleep, until a poorly digested bowl of cabbage soup caused a noisy pocket of escaping air to flee his lower intestine and rouse him from his slumbers. Read the first page
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The book does not really follow the pattern of the other Red Dwarf books where it's split up into linked sub-stories, where each sub-story expands on a certain Red Dwarf episode.
It stands out on its own as a book and not just an expansion of a few Red Dwarf episodes (there's nothing wrong with this). There are a couple charaters brought in from the show (e.g. Kinotowowi from Emohawk) but nothing else directly.
It stands out on its own as a book and not just an expansion of a few Red Dwarf episodes (there's nothing wrong with this). There are a couple charaters brought in from the show (e.g. Kinotowowi from Emohawk) but nothing else directly.
The story itself is excellent, well thought out, unpredictable and does not have that feel good factor of the TV show. It is dark and has a sinister element to it.
It is definately worth getting as it gets a big tick in two boxes: for those who have a thirst for Red Dwarf and for those who want a good book with a strong story.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
You can't get this book in the states, I'd heard about it and wanted to find it; then tracked it down to here and I'm glad I did. This book was a blast to read. Couldn't give it 5 stars, cause some parts didn't quite mesh well with the other three books; but all in all, this was a great book. Lots of laughs, lots of adventure and the supreme sacrifice. I'm glad I found it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I noticed a difference of styles between Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and I feel that Doug Naylor just edges his old partner with this excellent third instalment of the Red Dwarf saga. Picking up at the end of Better than Life, the two writers diverged the story, and Doug's imaginative story made the book "un-put-down-able". A must buy for all Dwarfers out there, or any reader with an interest in Science Fiction books.
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Compared to the first two books, it just doesn't measure up
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Complicated and confusing but an addictive read to the end.
Throughout this entire book I was always confused about some part of it or another. I found it very funny, and very gripping, and I just couldn't put it down, yet I can't give it... Read more
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