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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

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Back on Earth with only a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent begins to suspect his previous cosmic adventures were real after discovering a gift-wrapped fishbowl and the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins. His battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy hints at a greater otherworldly mystery, leading him to seek out a Final Message left by God. To uncover the truth, Arthur embarks on a bizarre journey through space aboard a UFO with a giant robot, embracing Adams’s signature blend of absurdity and wit.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for fans of quirky sci-fi and comedy, especially readers who enjoy clever humour and satirical takes on space adventures. Perfect for those familiar with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series and anyone appreciative of inspired lunacy in storytelling.

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The fourth adventure in the bestselling "Hitchhiker's" series brings Arthur Dent back to Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange travel than a ratty towel, a plastic shopping bag, and the belief it was all a figment of his stressed-out imagination.

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Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series!

“A madcap adventure . . . Adams’s writing teeters on the fringe of inspired lunacy.” — United Press International

Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth’s dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on.

God only knows what it all means. Fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it’s light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. What else is new?

“The most ridiculously exaggerated situation comedy known to created beings . . . Adams is irresistible.” — The Boston Globe

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780345479969

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2005

Country: United States

Imprint: Del Rey Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 141.0mm

Height: 209.0mm

Weight: 199g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Douglas Adams was born in 1952 and created all the various and contradictory manifestations of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: radio, novels, TV, computer games, stage adaptations, comic book, and bath towel. He was born in Cambridge and lived with his wife and daughter in Islington, London, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, where he died suddenly in 2001.

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