By: Douglas Adams
Publication date: 1979
Pages: 215
Genre: Science fiction, Picturesque fiction, Adult books for young readers, Humorous stories
Series: Hitchhiker series
Series information: The first in a trilogy of six parts
Synopsis:
Arthur Dent is trying to prevent his house from being demolished due to a bypass needing to be built when his friend, Ford Prefect, informs him that Earth will be destroyed in only a few minutes’ time. He also explains to Arthur that he is from an alien planet near Betelgeuse, and has been conducting research for a new edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, an electronic book of sorts that contains information about all areas and beings in the Milky Way galaxy. This novelization of the popular BBC radio series by Douglas Adams chronicles the adventures of Arthur and Ford after the Earth is destroyed. They encounter Vogons (bad-tempered, bureaucratic, officious and callous aliens) hitchhike aboard the Heart of Gold spaceship powered by an infinite improbability drive, visit the planet Margrathea, home of the planet-building industry, and become mixed up in a plot to uncover the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Tone: Funny, offbeat
Writing Style: Witty
Read-a-likes:
The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
The Ascent of Rum Doodle by W.E. Bowman
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
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