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Młody Ziemianin Arthur Dent dowiaduje się z przerażeniem, że jego najbliższy przyjaciel Ford Prefect jest kosmitą, Ziemia zaś za chwilę zostanie unicestwiona, gdyż podobno leży na trasie planowanej kosmicznej autostrady. Stosowna informacja została nawet wywieszona w jakimś galaktycznym urzędzie na Alfa Centauri, ale… Ziemianie jej nie oprotestowali. Zniszczenie ojczystej planety to dla Arthura dopiero początek niewiarygodnych przygód w czasie i przestrzeni. Ford zabiera go statkiem kosmicznym w podróż po galaktyce. Jego przyjaciel zbiera materiały do nowej edycji przewodnika – komendium wszelkiej wiedzy i mądrości – „Autostopem przez galaktykę”. W czasie tej podróży Arthur spróbuje pojąć sens życia, a także rozwiązać jedną z największych zagadek kosmosu…

Dwie ostatnie części kultowej trylogii w pięciu częściach łączą w sobie wizjonerską fantastykę z brytyjskim humorem, na stałe wpisując się w popkulturę. Artur Dent, zmęczony przygodami, wraca autostopem na Ziemię, gdzie spotyka Fenny, dziewczynę nieprzytomną od leków uspokajających. Jej brat opowiada, że Fenny miała dziwne objawienie w kawiarni, po którym zaczęła halucynować o wielkich żółtych statkach kosmicznych. Artur, świadek zniszczenia Ziemi przez Vogonów, wie, że jej wizje są związane z rzeczywistością. Niestety, musi wysiąść, a Fenny odjeżdża z bratem w deszcz. Czy się jeszcze spotkają? Tak, ich drogi się skrzyżują, a razem przeżyją wiele miłych chwil. Na szczęście pozostaje jeszcze piąty tom, który dostarcza kolejnych refleksji na temat Ziemi. Douglas Adams, uznawany za jednego z największych humorystów od czasów P.G. Wodehouse’a, ponownie zachwyca czytelników swoim niepowtarzalnym stylem i błyskotliwym podejściem do fantastyki.

Contains the unabridged texts of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe," "Life, the Universe, and Everything," "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," and "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe"

The Doctor takes Romana for a holiday in Paris âe" a city which, like a fine wine, has a bouquet all its own. Especially if you visit during one of the vintage years. But the TARDIS takes them to 1979, a table-wine year, a year whose vintage is soured by cracks âe" not in their wine glasses but in the very fabric of time itself. Soon the Time Lords are embroiled in an audacious alien scheme which encompasses home-made time machines, the theft of the Mona Lisa, the resurrection of the much-feared Jagaroth race, and the beginning (and quite possibly the end) of all life on Earth. Aided by British private detective Duggan, whose speciality is thumping people, the Doctor and Romana must thwart the machinations of the suave, mysterious Count Scarlioni âe" all twelve of him âe" if the human race has any chance of survival. But then, the Doctorâe(tm)s holidays tend to turn out a bit like this. Featuring the Fourth Doctor as played by Tom Baker, City of Death is a novel by James Goss based on the 1979 Doctor Who story written by Douglas Adams under the pen-name David Agnew. City of Death is one of the best-loved serials in the showâe(tm)s 50-year history and was watched by over 16 million viewers when first broadcast.

The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy -- The restaurant at the end of the universe -- Life, the universe and everything -- So long, and thanks for all the fish

In one complete volume, discover the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved series, celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! In the first novel, just before Earth is destroyed for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide, and they embark on a wild journey through time and space. The second installment finds Arthur and his companions in a peculiar predicament, searching for a place to eat just before facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers. In the third book, the inhabitants of Krikkit plan to destroy the universe, and only Arthur and his crew can prevent Armageddon. The fourth novel sees Arthur back on Earth, grappling with the reality of his past experiences as a gift-wrapped fishbowl brings him back to life. Finally, in the fifth book, just as Arthur begins to enjoy life, chaos ensues, and he must confront the potential obliteration of Earth, a hostile alien takeover of the Guide, and his daughter's struggles. This volume also includes the bonus story “Young Zaphod Plays It Safe.” With droll wit and sharp satire, Adams's work continues to resonate, making readers laugh until they cry.

'Douglas Adams' genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world' Independent After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to find out what was happening to life on this one. Together they lead us on an unforgettable journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that they may never get another chance to see. They encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but lovable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. Both funny and poignant, Last Chance to See is the tale of an unforgettable wildlife odyssey - and a timely reminder of all that we must protect.

The hugely powerful Key to Time has been split into six segments, all of which have been disguised and hidden throughout time and space. Now the even more powerful White Guardian wants the Doctor to find the pieces. With the first segment successfully retrieved, the Doctor, Romana and K-9 trace the second segment of the Key to the planet Calufrax. But when they arrive at exactly the right point in space, they find themselves on exactly the wrong planet – Zanak. Ruled by the mysterious ‘Captain’, Zanak is a happy and prosperous planet. Mostly. If the mines run out of valuable minerals and gems then the Captain merely announces a New Golden Age and they fill up again. It’s an economic miracle – so obviously something’s very wrong...

A special 42nd anniversary edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Original Radio Scripts by Douglas Adams with an introduction from Simon Jones.

Douglas Adams' mega-selling cult classic: now in one handy boxset that contains the complete The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space and time.

Two quirky detective stories from Britain's best sci-fi writer and author of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams. schovat popis

The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the white killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation. They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler, who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing ; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it ; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vice president of the Campaign for Real Time, who travels in a ship powered by irrational behavior; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-head honcho of the Universe ; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox. How will it all end? Will it end? Only this stalwart crew knows as they try to avert "universal" Armageddon and save life as we know it--and don't know it.

This beautifully illustrated edition of the New York Times bestselling classic celebrates the 42nd anniversary of the original publication—with all-new art by award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell. SOON TO BE A HULU SERIES • “An astonishing comic writer.”—Neil Gaiman Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read It’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien. After that, things get much, much worse. With just a towel, a small yellow fish, and a book, Arthur has to navigate through a very hostile universe in the company of a gang of unreliable aliens. Luckily the fish is quite good at languages. And the book is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy . . . which helpfully has the words DON’T PANIC inscribed in large, friendly letters on its cover. Douglas Adams’s mega-selling pop-culture classic sends logic into orbit, plays havoc with both time and physics, offers up pithy commentary on such things as ballpoint pens, potted plants, and digital watches . . . and, most important, reveals the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything. Now, if you could only figure out the question. . . .

The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey is one of the Artefacts, dating from the dark days of Rassilon. It wields enormous power, and it must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. Skagra, who believes he should be God and permits himself only two smiles per day, most definitely has the wrong hands.

"Originally published in Great Britain by William Heinemann Ltd."--t.p. verso.

Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability - and desperately in search of a place to eat. 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 who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food (literally) speaks for itself.

alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has, in what we laughingly call the past, had a great deal to say on the subject of parallel universes. Very little of this, however, at all comprehensible to anyone below the level of Advanced God and, since it is now well-established that all known gods came into existence a good three millionths of a second after the Universe began rather than, as they usually claimed, the previous week, they already have a great deal of explaining to do as it is, and are therefore not available for comment at this time... The book that gives a whole new meaning to the world 'trilogy'.

The updated, revised edition of "The Meaning of Liff", with illustrations from "Private Eye" cartoonist Bert Kitchen.

Edited and with an introduction by Christopher Cerf, The Salmon of Doubt and Other Writings comprises 50 pages of the late Douglas Adams unfinished novel, The Salmon of Doubt, along with other writings from 3,000 unpublished files stored on his computer harddrive. This collection is the unique last word from one of the worlds most successful and best loved science fiction writers and represents an important, fascinating and characteristically hilarious legacy. Other potential inclusions are: transcripts of the radio series Hitchhikers Guide to the Future, essays, articles for the Independent, and transcripts of Adams lectures.

In life and, indeed, in liff, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. This text uses place names to describe some of these meanings.

What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poet), and pizza have in common? Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-styled private investigator, sets out to prove the fundamental interconnectedness of all things by solving a mysterious murder, assisting a mysterious professor, unravelling a mysterious mystery, and eating a lot of pizza – not to mention saving the entire human race from extinction along the way (at no extra charge). To find out more, read this book (better still, buy it then read it) – or contact Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.

Rediscover the lost Doctor Who adventure by Douglas Adams.Intergalactic war? That’s just not cricket … or is it?The Doctor promised Romana the end of the universe, so she’s less than impressed when what she gets is a cricket match. But then the award ceremony is interrupted by eleven figures in white uniforms and peaked skull helmets, wielding bat-shaped weapons that fire lethal bolts of light into the screaming crowd. The Krikkitmen are back.Millions of years ago, the people of Krikkit learned they were not alone in the universe, and promptly launched a xenophobic crusade to wipe out all other life-forms. After a long and bloody conflict, the Time Lords imprisoned Krikkit within an envelope of Slow Time, a prison that could only be opened with the Wicket Gate key, a device that resembles – to human eyes, at least – an oversized set of cricket stumps…From Earth to Gallifrey, from Bethselamin to Devalin, from Krikkit to Mareeve II to the far edge of infinity, the Doctor and Romana are tugged into a pan-galactic conga with fate as they rush to stop the Krikkitmen gaining all five pieces of the key. If they fail, the entire cosmos faces a fiery retribution that will leave nothing but ashes…

"Succinct and readable. ... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you."--Newsday

Nieznana, leżąca w centrum galaktyki cywilizacja przygotowuje się do epokowego wydarzenia - startu najwspanialszego, najpiękniejszego i najnowocześniejszego krążownika w dziejach, "Titanica". Oczom Ziemianina przypomina on połączenie grobu Tutenchamona, Wenecji i siedziby Chryslera, lecz mniej zaściankowi mieszkańcy naszego wszechświata z pewnościa zauważą, że jest to dzieło Lewinusa, najwybitniejszego architekta w dziejach galaktyki. Olbrzymi, bajeczny statek sunie po doku, nabiera prędkości, nieco się kołysze, chwieje, zbacza znacznie z kursu i - nim rozsieje wokół straszliwe spustoszenie - przechodzi RSZI (Rozległą Spontaniczną Zapaść Istnienia), po czym w ciągu zaledwie kilku sekund nadciąga kres zdumiewającego, oszałamiającego przedsięwzięcia. A to dopiero początek opowieści...

Over 60 boxes full of notebooks, research, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches, to-do lists, hard drives and even poems...Welcome to the incredible archive of Douglas Adams. After his death in 2001, Douglas Adams's papers were loaned to his old Cambridge college, St John's. Reproduced here, in facsimile form and in close association with Adams's family and literary estate, 42 is a full-colour, large-format hardback that follows Adams career from early collaborations with Graham Chapman to his work on Doctor Who, through the Hitchhiker years*, Dirk Gently*, his groundbreaking non-fiction book Last Chance to See and his later digital work. Alongside this are details of projects that never came to fruition like a proposed theme park ride and a TV series provisionally entitled The Secret Empire. Edited by Kevin Jon Davies, who has worked on a number of Hitchhiker-related projects and had a personal friendship with Adams spanning more than twenty years.

This is a 5-book box set of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series by Douglas Adams, presented in paperback format.

The complete collection for all admirers of Arthur Dent and the alien Ford Prefect. Volumes 1-5 include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless.

This outrageous volume contains six zany, out-of-this-world adventure stories by this incomparable novelist. From the very first to the very latest—all best sellers—includes The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for all the Fish; Young Zaphod Plays it Safe; and Mostly Harmless

Kniha obsahuje 2 romány: Stopařův průvodce po Galaxii a Restaurant na konci vesmíru.

Oltre 700 episodi, 33 anni di programmazione: "Doctor Who" è la serie televisiva dei record, la più longeva saga fantascientifica di sempre. In queste pagine, Douglas Adams ci regala un'avventura inedita, mai portata sullo schermo né tradotta in italiano. Il Signore del Tempo professor Chronotis, vecchio amico del Dottore, si è ritirato all'università di Cambridge, dove nessuno si accorgerà mai che egli vive da secoli. Ma adesso ha bisogno dell'aiuto del Dottore, della sua giovane assistente Romana e di K-9, il suo fedele computer a forma di cane. Lasciando Gallifrey, il pianeta d'origine della potente specie dei Signori del Tempo, infatti, ha portato con sé alcuni souvenir, per lo più innocui. Ma ce n'è uno molto, molto pericoloso, L'antico e venerabile codice di Gallifrey, uno dei Potenti Artefatti, risalenti ai giorni oscuri di Rassilon: un libro che assolutamente non deve cadere nelle mani sbagliate. E quelle del sinistro Skagra sono le più sbagliate che si possano immaginare. Perché lui vuole quel libro a tutti i costi. Vuole che il professore gli sveli la verità nascosta dietro Shada, il misterioso pianeta-prigione dove vengono rinchiusi i criminali che tentano di conquistate l'universo. E si dà il caso che la conquista dell'universo è proprio il progetto di vita cui Skagra ha deciso di dedicarsi...

Arthur Dent, einziger Überlebender des gesprengten Planeten Erde, hat sich auf seiner abenteuerlichen Fahrt durch den Weltraum eine Pause verdient. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden Ford Prefect, Trillian, Marvin und Zaphod Beeblebrox steuert er Milliways an, das Restaurant am sprichwörtlichen Ende des Universums. Doch von Erholung keine Spur. Zum Abendessen nehmen Arthur und Co an einer Reality Show teil, und dann treffen sie auch noch Desaster Area, die lauteste Rockband des Universums. --back cover Band 2 der fünfteiligen Trilogie.

Es beginnt damit, dass der Engländer Arthur Dent sein Haus räumen muss, denn die Erde soll gesprengt werden, um einer Hyperraum-Umgehungsstrasse Platz zu machen. Was folgt ist die unglaublichste Odyssee in der Geschichte des Weltalls. In diesem Band finden sich die ersten beiden Abenteuer von Arthur Dent.(Quelle: Inhaltstext).

AN ENGLISHMAN'S CONTINUING SEARCH THROUGH SPACE AND TIME FOR A DECENT CUP OF TEA...Arthur Dent's accidental association with that wholly remarkable book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has not been entirely without incident.Arthur has traveled the length, breadth, and depth of known, and unknown, space. He has stumbled forward and backward through time. He has been blown up, reassembled, cruelly imprisoned, horribly released, and colorfully insulted more than is strictly necessary. And of course Arthur Dent has comprehensively failed to grasp the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.Arthur has finally made it home to Earth, but that does not mean he has escaped his fate.Arthur's chances of getting his hands on a decent cuppa have evaporated rapidly, along with all the world's oceans. For no sooner has he touched down on the planet Earth than he finds out that it is about to be blown up...again.And Another Thing...is the rather unexpected, but very welcome, sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. It features a pantheon of unemployed gods, everyone's favorite renegade Galactic President, a lovestruck green alien, an irritating computer, and at least one very large slab of cheese.

A book that records the majesty of life on Earth and offers an achievable global strategy for its preservation.

Kad ostanete bez doma, to je neugodno. Kad ostanete bez cijeloga planeta, to je izrazito neugodno. A opravo se to dogodilo Arthuru Dentu. Kad nakon toga još i zaglavi na planetu naseljenom uglavnom čistačima telefonskih govornica i marketingašima, možda biste pomislili da je ta sudbina još gora. Ali sve životne nedaće lakše se podnose nakon dobrog obroka i spektakularne predstave... u restoranu na kraju svemira. Drugi dio besmrtne trilogije u pet dijelova Douglasa Adamsa koja je promijenila poimanje humora, znanstvene fantastike, života, univerzuma i svega ostalog

Pětidílná stopařská trilogie, kterou autor původně koncipoval jako rozhlasovou hru pro stanici BBC. Tato bravurní parodie na sci-fi je dnes již klasické dílo. Komplikovaný a originální příběh začíná zničením Země, která musí udělat místo nové galaktické dálnici. Hlavní hrdina příběhu, docela obyčejný, ale sympatický pozemšťan jménem Arthur Dent, má to štěstí, že s pomocí svého přítele Forda Prefecta, údajně nezaměstnaného herce, z nehož se vyklube mimozemšťan, stopne kosmickou loď, a tak se mu podaří uniknout z místa katastrofy. Ilustrované vydání v boxu.