The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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Suppose a good friend calmly told you over a round of drinks that the world was about to end? And suppose your friend went on to confess that he wasn't from around here at all, but rather from a small planet near Betelgeuse? And what if the world really did come to an end, but instead of being blown away, you found yourself hitching a ride on a spaceship with your buddy as a travelling companion?Īn ordinary guy from a small town in England, Arthur is one lucky sonofagun: his alien friend, Ford Prefect, is in fact a roving researcher for the universally bestselling Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ranks with the best set pieces in Mark Twain.* The Restaurant at the End of the Universe “Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written.

ranks with the best set pieces in Mark Twain.”- The Atlantic Adams makes us laugh until we cry.”- San Diego Union-Tribune “With droll wit, a keen eye for detail and heavy doses of insight. Includes the bonus story “Young Zaphod Plays It Safe” Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself? Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription thrusts him back to reality. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.īack on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat. The moment before annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space. Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ( Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read) Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! In one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchhiker series.

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams