Grant Naylor books

Grant Naylor is the joint pen name of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, creators of the Red Dwarf science fiction comedy franchise, who co-wrote the novels and TV scripts.

Red Dwarf Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers 1989 Buy
Red Dwarf 1989 N/A
Better than Life 1990 Buy
Enano Rojo: Mejor que la Vida 1990 N/A
The Official Red Dwarf Companion 1992 Buy
Last Human 1995 Buy
Backwards 1996 Buy
Scenes From The Dwarf 1996 Buy
Better Than Life 2024 Buy

Red Dwarf Scripts Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Red Dwarf 1989 N/A
Primordial Soup: The Least Worst Scripts 1993 Buy
Enano Rojo: Mejor que la Vida 1990 N/A
Backwards 1996 N/A

Grant Naylor is the joint pen name of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, the creators of Red Dwarf. The pair met in the late 1970s and began writing comedy together, eventually creating the Red Dwarf TV series in 1988 and novelizing their scripts into books that expanded the show’s universe.

Their first novel, Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers (1989), and its sequel, Better than Life (1990), were co-written and became bestsellers. After the writing partnership ended in the mid-1990s, each author wrote a solo Red Dwarf novel: Naylor’s Last Human (1995) and Grant’s Backwards (1996). The Grant Naylor name also appears on script books and companion volumes related to the show.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Grant Naylor written?

Grant Naylor has written thirteen books across two series.

What was Grant Naylor's first book?

Grant Naylor’s first book is Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, published in 1989.

Who is Grant Naylor?

Grant Naylor is the combined pen name of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who created the Red Dwarf franchise. They co-wrote the first two Red Dwarf novels and the TV series. After they split, Grant wrote Backwards (1996) under his own name, and Naylor wrote Last Human (1995).

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