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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

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Douglas Adams

Random House Worlds · Paperback · September 27, 1995

Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.”—The Washington Post Book World Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons?

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Who it’s for
Cosmic peril meets tea, improbable travel, and Douglas Adams’s sardonic eye.
Themes
Absurdist space adventure, Apocalyptic entertainment, Sardonic satire
Pacing
Fast

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Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.”—The Washington Post Book World Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability.

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Among Arthur’s motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who’s gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food speaks for itself (literally). Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that The Hitchhiker’s Guide deleted the term “Future Perfect” from its pages, since it was discovered not to be! “What’s such fun is how amusing the galaxy looks through Adams’s sardonically silly eyes.”—Detroit Free Press

Cosmic Absurdity

Cosmic peril meets tea, improbable travel, and Douglas Adams’s sardonic eye.

Come here for

  • Sardonic humor at galaxy scale
  • Fine dining with a literal twist

Expect

  • Playful, off-kilter space adventures
  • Apocalyptic stakes treated with a light touch

Where it sits

Funny Sci-Fi99%
Satire50%
Space Exploration Fiction31%

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Publisher categories

  • Action & Adventure
  • Funny Fiction
  • Sci-Fi Adventure
Authors
Douglas Adams
Publisher
Random House Worlds
Published
September 27, 1995
Format
Paperback
Theme
Absurdist space adventure · Apocalyptic entertainment · Sardonic satire
Reading lane
Action & Adventure