The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Books

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
  • Adams's own adaptation of his successful, and subversive, first series of radio shows, with many of the details changed.
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
  • The sequel to the book, which was also an adaptation of a second series of radio shows, with even more revisions.
• Life, the Universe and Everything
  • Picking up after the events of book two, this series vinds our heroes sucked into another whirlwind adventure to stop the end of the universe.
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
  • Arthur finds love, and a satisfying conclusion, in the fourth book of the series.
• Young Zaphod Plays it Safe
  • An inconsequential short story taking place before the events of the novels, featuring a totally forgettable Zaphod.
• Mostly Harmless
  • When ended up being the final Adams book in the series, despite its bleak ending and sad propspects for our heroes.
• And Another Thing...
  • Written much later, by Eion Colfer, this book gives the series a more proper ending, even if it doesn't feel like a proper book in the series.

Adaptations

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
  • A decent, if muddled, apatation of the first book in the series, originally penned by Adams but missing much of the magic.