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Backwards (Red Dwarf)

Rob Grant

1996304 pagesabout 5–7 hours
1996
first published
  • 1996Penguin Random House · ENGISBN 9781858496566
  • 2019Penguin Books, Limited · 352 pages · ENGISBN 9780241988053
  • 2000HarperCollinsISBN 9780007105663
  • 2016Grupo Ajec · 304 pagesISBN 9788496013414
  • 1996Penguin Books Ltd · 352 pagesISBN 9780140171501
  • Penguin Books Ltd · 352 pagesISBN 9780670845743

Dave Lister has finally found his way back to the planet Earth. Which is good. What's bad is that time isn't running in quite the right direction. And if he doesn't get off the planet soon, he's going to have to go through puberty again. Backwards. Still, his crewmates have come to rescue him. Which is good. What's bad is that they consist of a robot with a hyperactive guilt chip, a creature who evolved from cats, and a dead man. And if they fail, Lister will carry on growing younger until he becomes a baby, then an embryo... And finally, he'll meet a very sticky end indeed. Rejoin the trepid band of space zeroes from RED DWARF and BETTER THAN LIFE -- Lister, Rimmer, Kryten, Holly and the Cat -- as they continue their epic journey through frontal-lobe-knotting realities where none dare venture but the bravest of the brave, the boldest of the bold or the feeblest of the feeble-minded.

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