The release date for the English version of 'The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by
Douglas Adams is Apr 2002. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
The whole collection of all five books in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series is now available in paperback.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Ford Prefect, a researcher for the updated Guide, saves Arthur Dent just before the Earth is destroyed to make room for a galactic expressway. They go on a crazy voyage across space and time by collectively extending their thumbs toward the stars.
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
It is an odd moment to be craving tea while one is facing extinction at the hands of warmongers. Only Arthur Dent and his cosmically dislocated companions, racing around the galaxy in a hopeless hunt for food, could experience such a thing.
"Life, the Universe and Everything"
The sad people who live on Krikkit want to destroy the night sky because they are tired of staring at it. That is, the universe. Now only Arthur Dent and his intrepid group of five are capable of preventing Armageddon.
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"
Returning to Earth, Arthur Dent is prepared to accept that all that has happened over the last eight years is only a product of his overworked and strained mind. However, a fishbowl packaged like a present and with a mysterious message works to bring him down to earth. in a sense.
"Mostly Harmless"
Everything goes wrong for Arthur Dent just as he starts to appreciate life, which is a dreadful mistake. Can he prevent the complete annihilation of the Earth? Is he able to prevent a hostile alien takeover of the Guide? Could he prevent his daughter from hurting herself?
The short tale "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe" is also included.