Terry Jones, Author, Douglas Adams, Author, Douglas Adams, Introduction by Harmony $20 (246p) ISBN 978-0-609-60103-7
The Starship Titanic, the crowning work of Leovinus, ""the greatest genius of his age,"" has been sabotaged by Antar Brobostigan and his corrupt accountant, Droot Scraliontis, in an insurance scam that bankrupts the planet of Yassacca. On its maiden
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Douglas Adams, Author Del Rey Books $14 (288p) ISBN 978-0-345-37933-7
In this installment of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy saga, Ford Prefect of the planet Betelgeuse relies on serendipity and his own quick wits to protect a new edition of the Hitchhiker's Guide from the loathsome Vogons. A 12-week PW...
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Douglas Adams, Author Pocket Books $3.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-52580-4
The fourth book in the hilarious series that began with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this installment returns Arthur Dent, after his years of space adventure, to a replacement Earththe first was destroyed to make way for an intergalactic...
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Douglas Adams, Author Pocket Books $4.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-671-69404-3
``The British author of the Hitchhiker trilogy and other immensely popular lunacies, Adams permits no whiff of common sense to spoil his new novel, which combines fantasy, hilarity and creeping horrors,'' remarked PW . Here, sleuth Dirk Gently...
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Gareth Roberts. Ace, $25.95 (400p) ISBN 978-0-425-25998-6
Veteran Doctor Who writer Roberts channels Douglas Adams to novelize the long-running show’s famous “lost serial.” Conceived by Adams as the ultimately unfinished final set of episodes for the 1979–1980 season, this adventure sees the Fourth Doctor...
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Douglas Adams, Author, Christopher Cerf, Editor . Harmony $24 (336p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4508-2
Edited by Peter Guzzardi and with an introduction by Christopher Cerf, this bittersweet collection comprises letters, fragments of ideas for books, films and TV, ruminations on a diverse array of subjects and a good bit of a final unfinished novel...
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Douglas Adams, Author, Simon Jones, Narrated by, Geoffrey McGivern, Narrated by , performed by the author, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern et al. Audio Partners $29.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-57270-469-5
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THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: The Tertiary Phase
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Douglas Adams, Author, Simon Jones, Performed by, Geoffrey McGivern, Performed by , read by a full cast. Audio Partners $24.95 (0p) ISBN 978-1-57270-488-6
This quick little addition to the series, far more subdued than the previous "phase," is paradoxically a better introduction for newcomers to Adams's often imitated brand of satire. Arthur Dent, the series' protagonist and straight...
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Douglas Adams, Author, Peter Guzzardi, Editor Harmony Books $20 (0p) ISBN 978-0-517-57740-0
Ford Prefect, of the planet Betelgeuse, and Earthman Arthur Dent began their whimsical odyssey in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In Adams' latest book, Ford relies on serendipity and his own quick wits to protect a powerful new edition of the
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