Welcome to the Best of the Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fictionArthur Dent thought his day was going badly when someone tried to demolish his house.Then someone demolished his planet.Rescuedby his friend Ford - who is not a human from Guilford,but an alienfrom somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse - Arthur is flung into anadventure 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 isbeloved the world over. Douglas Adams''trilogy in five parts'originated as a radio show,developed into a book series,and has sincespawned a TV series,a film,additional sequels and expanded radioseries,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.-'DouglasAdams's inspired melding of hippy-trail guidebook and sci-fi comedyturned 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
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781399617246Number of pages: 192Weight: 257 gDimensions: 200 x 132 x 20 mm
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Douglas Adams
One of the most popular,widely read humorists of our time,Douglas Adams was a beloved British author and screenwriter,best known for his smash hit series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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