Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

No cover — Douglas Adams: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1994, Time Warner AudioBooks)

Audio Cassette

Published Sept. 11, 1994 by Time Warner AudioBooks.

ISBN:: 978-1-57042-126-6
OCLC Number:: 31826875

(8 reviews)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months.

The namesake of the novel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide book for hitchhikers (inspired by the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopaedia.

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Louis reviewed The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Lighthearted and imaginative science fiction

5 stars

Plus you'll understand many more pop culture references!

kevingamin@bookwyrm.social reviewed The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Full Cast

This was a radio play first?!?

5 stars

I had no idea! I’ve read the Hitchhiker’s books before, and I knew it was performed for radio, but I always thought the book came first.

As for the radio version, the Primary Phase is a delight. The voice actors are all top notch, especially Stephen Moore as Marvin the Paranoid Android, and the writing was so ahead of its time for the 70s (and the 80s and 90s, for that matter). I would easily pay 30 Alterian dollars a day to listen to this again and again.

dsctm3 reviewed The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Little reason to read the book if you're already seen the movie

5 stars

The book doesn't go into entirely too much detail than the movie portrays. Still an awesome story worthy if reading if you haven't, but you'll want to save your time if you've watched it already.

Keno Goertz reviewed The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams

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2 stars

Most of the fun stems from its unpredictability. There are also some hilarious quotes in here. But, besides its gags, it doesn't have a lot to offer. The only theme to it is that (human) life is largely insignificant. But it's only explored superficially. Especially when rereading, the book can become somewhat of a bore.