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Arthur Dent thought his day was going badly when someone tried to demolish his house.
Then someone demolished his planet.
Rescued by his friend Ford - who is not a human from Guilford, but an alien from somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse - Arthur is flung into an adventure among the stars. He will face aliens, robots, world-builders, and that girl he quite fancied who turned him down at a party one time. All in the name of research for the greatest book in the galaxy.
He just has to remember not to panic.
Part of the multi-media phenomenon The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy is beloved the world over. Douglas Adams trilogy in five parts originated as a radio show, developed into a book series, and has since spawned a TV series, a film, additional sequels and expanded radio series, a famously impossible video game, and a number of stage shows. It was a Sunday Times bestseller, and ranked fourth in a 2003 BBC poll to find the Nation s Best-Loved Book.
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Douglas Adams s inspired melding of hippy-trail guidebook and sci-fi comedy turned its novelisations into a publishing phenomenon - Guardian
In a sense that only time can test, it could be said that the Hitchhiker s Guide has become folklore - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Douglas was a genius, and that s not actually a word I toss around very lightly or use very much - Neil Gaiman
About the Author
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) was the much-loved author of the Hitchhiker s Guides, all of which have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.
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