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THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY series, which contains five books, is already renowned as the longest trilogy in the history of the universe, but most fans felt fairly certain it was over when author Douglas Adams died in 2001. Adams would no doubt be delighted to know that he has once again bamboozled the literary world, this time from beyond the grave. Arthur Dent, the galaxy's most irrepressible defeatist, has been given a second (or is it a sixth?) life by Adams's fellow Brit, Eoin Colfer, who helms a wildly popular series of his own called ARTEMIS FOWL. After five books worth of intergalactic shenanigans that would turn the average person's brain into a gelatinous paste, Arthur has finally made it back to his version of the Earth, only to discover that it is once again scheduled for routine explosion. While Arthur seems perfectly content to experience annihilation, provided he has time for a cup of tea, the relentlessly enthusiastic Galactic president Zaphod Beeblebrox thinks a bit of heroism is in order. Colfer wrote the book under enormous pressure from Adams's legion of rabid fans, but he did not panic and produced a hilarious conclusion to the series, at least until the next book.
| Size | | Length: | 275 pages | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 17.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[T]o his credit, the plot Colfer manages to improvise is perfectly in keeping with the established universe, revolving around angst-ridden Vogons, drunken gods, and shallow shaved apes....[I]t's satisfying to have Arthur and the rest rescued from the purgatory Adams banished them to, and enough of the jokes land to keep the pace moving. ANOTHER THING isn't the novel fans may have wanted, but it's the best that could be hoped for under the circumstances: fast-moving, respectful, and in the end, mostly harmless."
(10/29/2009)
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