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The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

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Go on a galactic adventure with the last human on Earth, his alien best friend, and a depressed android. Introducing younger readers to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy , this YA edition of the funny sci-fi classic includes an introduction from Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer.

One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. It’s the final straw for Arthur Dent, who has already had his house bulldozed that morning. But for Arthur, that is only the beginning . . .

In the seconds before global obliteration, Arthur is plucked from the planet by his friend Ford Prefect – and together the pair venture out across the galaxy on the craziest, strangest road trip of all time!

Totally hilarious, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show, TV show, stage play, comic book and film, and is and a work of utter comic genius from Douglas Adams.

Our Review Panel says...

This sci-fi comedy classic wasn’t written for kids, but I loved it at age 12. Perfectly ordinary Arthur Dent is surprised to learn that his best friend Ford Prefect isn’t from Guildford but actually from Beletegeuse, and that Earth is about to be destroyed to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. The pair flee the planet, and set off on a wild series of bizarre, hilarious adventures. Douglas Adams’s Hitch-Hiker novels are brilliant and very funny – but even as a book lover, I must admit that the absolute best version is the original BBC Radio play, which you can listen to online.

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