One became two, then a trilogy ... finally a trilogy of five novels.
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
In which Arthur Dent is introduced to the galaxy at large when
he
is rescued by an alien friend seconds before Earth's destruction.
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'I've just
thought of something stupid,'
'Yeah? Worth interrupting a news bulletin about me for?'
'You hear enough about yourself as it is.'
'I'm very insecure. We know that.'
'Can we drop your ego for a moment? This is important.'
'If there's anything more important than my ego around, I want it
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
In which Arthur and his new friends travel to the end of time
and discover the true reason for Earth's existence.
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Life, the Universe and Everything
In which the gang goes on a mission to save the entire universe.
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Arthur finds true love and "God's Final Message to His Creation."
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Mostly Harmless
The story of Arthur's continuing search for home, in which he instead
encounters his estranged daughter, who is on her own quest.
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's
Guide
The omnibus edition includes The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe, and
Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish and Mostly Harmless.
Plus a bonus short story, "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe",
which wraps up this completist's package of the Don't Panic chronicles.
- 832 pages
- Wings; Complete & unabridged edition (1996)
- ISBN: 0517149257
- Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds.
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'Listen, we picked up those couple
of guys...'
'What couple of guys?'
'The couple of guys we picked up.'
'Oh yeah, those couple of guys.'
'We picked them up in sector ZZ 9 Plural Z Alpha.'
'Yeah?'
'Does this mean anything to you?'
'Mmmm,
ZZ 9 Plural Z Alpha.
ZZ 9 Plural Z Alpha?' |
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