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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams - 42nd Anniversary Edition
Begin one of the funniest journeys through space and time with Douglas Adams' legendary science-fiction comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Arthur Dent is having a very bad Thursday.
First, he discovers that his house is about to be demolished. Then he learns that Earth itself is scheduled for destruction to make way for a hyperspace bypass.
Fortunately, Arthur's best friend Ford Prefect has been keeping a rather important secret: he isn't from Earth at all.
Seconds before the planet disappears, Arthur and Ford escape into space and begin an increasingly improbable journey across the galaxy.
Their adventures introduce them to eccentric aliens, impossible technology, the two-headed galactic president Zaphod Beeblebrox, the intelligent and resourceful Trillian and Marvin, a deeply depressed robot with an enormous brain and an even bigger talent for pessimism.
Arthur's most useful companion may prove to be The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy itself – an electronic guidebook filled with questionable advice about surviving the universe and, most importantly, the reassuring instruction: DON'T PANIC.
Blending science fiction, absurdist comedy, satire and philosophical questions, Douglas Adams creates a universe where the destruction of Earth is merely the beginning and where the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything may be considerably easier to discover than the question itself.
This 42nd Anniversary Edition also includes additional material connected with the Douglas Adams archives and an introduction by Russell T Davies.
Perfect for readers who enjoy imaginative science fiction, British humour, absurd comedy, cosmic adventures and stories that refuse to take the universe too seriously.
Why You'll Love It
- The first book in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
- Douglas Adams' iconic science-fiction comedy
- Features Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect
- Introduces Marvin the Paranoid Android
- Packed with aliens and intergalactic adventures
- Famous for the answer 42
- Combines science fiction with brilliant British humour
- Clever satire of society, bureaucracy and human behaviour
- International cult classic
- Special 42nd Anniversary Edition
- Includes bonus archival material
- Introduction by Russell T Davies
- Ideal for science-fiction and comedy readers