The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

Del Rey, Apr 30, 2002 - Fiction - 815 pages

At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchiker series.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. 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.

Life, the Universe and Everything
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.

Mostly Harmless
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. 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?

What people are saying

User Review -

Read the book through once and keep it near you and read a random page when ever you are down. If it does not make you laugh, go to a psychiatrist. You need help.

Review: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5)

User Review  - Brittany - Goodreads

*SPOILERS* Overall, 3.6 stars. Breakdown by individual books? Hitchhikers Guide: 5 Restaurant: 4 Life: 3 So long: 4 Mostly Harmless: 2 I really don't suggest that anyone read past So long, and thanks ...

About the author

Douglas Noel Adams (sometimes referred to Bop Ad because of his distinctive signature) was born in Cambridge, England, on March 11, 1952 and educated at St. John's College at Cambridge University. He graduated with honors in English Literature in 1974. In addition to being a writer/editor for radio, television, and stage, Adams has worked as a hospital reporter, barn builder, and radio producer. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979, one of his bestselling humor and science-fiction novels, was originally a radio series. It was the first in a four-book series that includes The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe, and Everything; and So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. He once stated that the idea for his first novel came while he was "lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck and gazing at the stars." He pokes fun at humanity by mixing science fiction with humor. Adams's additional books include The Meaning of Liff; The Deeper Meaning of Liff; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul; and Mostly Harmless. He has also co-authored the book Last Chance to See, about endangered species. Douglas Adams died May 11, 2001 of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 49.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Ballantine Books; Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy
• Author: Douglas Adams
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Del Rey, 2002
• ISBN: 0345453743, 9780345453747
• Length: 815 pages
• Subjects: Dent, Arthur (Fictitious character); Fantasy fiction; Fiction / Humorous; Fiction / Science Fiction / Adventure; Fiction / Science Fiction / General; Fiction / Science Fiction / Space Opera; Humorous fiction; Humorous stories, English; Prefect, Ford (Fictitious character); Science fiction; Science fiction, English