 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Rob Grant and Doug Naylor |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Red Dwarf |
| Genre | Comic science fiction |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 2 November 1989 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Pages | 304 (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-14-012437-3 (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 30363896 |
| LC Class | PR6064.A935 R4 1989 |
| Followed by | Better Than Life |
Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers is a best-selling science fiction comedy novel by Grant Naylor, the collective name for Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, co-creators and writers of the Red Dwarf television series, on which the novel is based. First published in 1989, the novel presents the plotline of the TV series as a cohesive linear narrative, providing expanded backstory of the Red Dwarf world and more fully developing each of the characters, particularly Dave Lister and Arnold Rimmer. The book incorporates elements and scenes from the first and second-season episodes The End, Future Echoes, Kryten, Me² and Better Than Life. In 1990, the book was followed by a sequel, Better Than Life.
The book has also been released in a 1992 omnibus edition and as an unabridged audiobook, read by Chris Barrie who plays Rimmer in the television show.