Only Forward (Voyager Classics)

Michael Marshall Smith

Apr 2010 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

Michael Marshall Smith’s surreal, groundbreaking, and award-winning debut which resonates with wild humour interlaced with dark recollections of an emotional minefield. Now part of the Voyager Classics collection.

May we introduce you to Stark.

Oh, and by the way — good luck.

Stark is the private investigator who goes to work when Something Happens to you. And when a Something happens it’s no good chanting ‘go away go away go away’ and cowering in a corner, because a Something always comes from your darkest past and won’t be beaten until you face it. And that’s not easy in a city where reality is twisting and broken, a world in which friends can become enemies in a heartbeat — and where your most secret fear can become a soul-shredding reality.

And the worst of it is, for this nightmare you don’t even have to be asleep...

Considered a modern classic, and consistently featured in lists of Books To Read Before Your Head Explodes, ONLY FORWARD is a novel you'll never forget.

Ratings and reviews

First time I read this I thought seriously wtf....needless to say I made it to the end (barely) and then read it again. Stark is a fantastic character and I loved him and his wit straight away. If you want a good idea of m.m.s's style check out what you make it, the short stories. Cant wait to read some of the new stuff its not si-fi but m.m.s has never let me down! :-)

I can literally read this book from front to back, put it down for five minutes, and start up again. This story never grows old. Ever. I've read the book so many times I've stopped counting. You CAN NOT die without first reading this excellent book!

Iv read this book so many times, it hss everything from minor romance to sci-fi and even horror, outstanding read, would recomend to all readers

About the author

Smith lives in north London with his wife Paula, and is currently working on screenplays and his next book, while providing two cats with somewhere warm and comfortable to sit.