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The novel opens with an introduction describing the human race as a primitive and deeply unhappy species, while also introducing an electronic encyclopedia called the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which provides information on every planet in the galaxy.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is an international multimedia phenomenon; the novels are the most widely distributed, having been translated into more than 30 languages by 2005. The first novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), has been ranked fourth on the BBC's The Big Read poll.
Oct 12, 1979 · Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Sep 27, 1995 · Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the first book (1979) in the highly popular series of comic science fiction novels by British writer Douglas Adams. The saga mocks modern society with humor and cynicism.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Series by Douglas Adams. 6 primary works • 19 total works. Each book in the series is (mostly) a whole story with a beginning and an end; however, the plot (and characters) of every book relies very heavily on the prior books in the series. Series also known as: * Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti [Italian]
Ford is secretly from a small planet near Betelgeuse and works as a researcher for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a quirky galactic repository of knowledge. Ford has discovered that a Vogon Constructor fleet is heading toward Earth to destroy it to make way for a galactic bypass.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction novel by British author Douglas Adams, first published in 1979. The novel follows the misadventures of the hapless human Arthur Dent after he is saved from Earth’s destruction by Ford Prefect, a friend who turns out to be an alien.
Read sample. Audible sample. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Mass Market Paperback – Import, Sept. 27 1995. by Douglas Adams (Author) 4.5 24,749 ratings. Book 1 of 6: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. See all formats and editions. There is a newer edition of this item: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition. $28.80.
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Dec 18, 2007 · The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, published in 1979 is a thrilling work of science-fiction and highly entertaining to read. It is a well-written book, with a surplus of thought-provoking ideas. The prose conceals flashes of brilliance and unearths pearls of wisdom.
