Red Dwarf novels
Red Dwarf novels by Grant and Naylorby Grant and Naylor
Shares rank 88 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend these tie-in novels as good in their own right, with jokes that fit prose better than the TV show could carry.
People recommend these tie-in novels as good in their own right, with jokes that fit prose better than the TV show could carry.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good even apart from the show
“Grant and Naylor wrote a series of Red Dwarf novels that were surprisingly good”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died” “the novels are pretty good too”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died” Jokes suited to prose
“they contain a lot of jokes that wouldn't translate to screen easily”
Comment from 23 Jan 2026 in “Douglas Adams on the English–American cultural divide over "heroes"” Enjoyed them before the show
“I read the books as a young teenager in highschool before watching the TV show. I loved the books!”
Comment from 28 Feb 2026 in “Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died”
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The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Red Dwarf novelsby Grant and NaylorThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I read the books as a young teenager in highschool before watching the TV show. I loved the books!”
“Grant and Naylor wrote a series of Red Dwarf novels that were surprisingly good”
“the novels are pretty good too”
“they contain a lot of jokes that wouldn't translate to screen easily”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.