雖然今天看來道格拉斯．亞當斯命中注定成為二十世紀最偉大的流行科幻作家，但是在三十年前，廣播劇《銀河便車指南》第一部剛在BBC Radio 4一檔深夜節目中被播出時，其實誰也不會認為這東西能印行小說、搞續集、拍成電視還有一再規畫拍攝並延期的電影計畫。 如今，《銀河便車指南》系列出版三十年來，成了最長銷著名的英語科幻作品之一。看看Amazon的榜單，它依然在科幻和喜劇類中高居前列，跟那些赫赫有名的文學獎作品或曇花一現的泡沫創作並列。 Kuso如果有教主、大眾科幻如果有巨星、地球毀滅如果有爆笑價值； 他一定是道格拉斯．亞當斯，除了他還會有誰！ 三十年來，科幻迷最念念不忘的「銀河便車系列」第三彈！ 阪裘行星上鬱鬱寡歡的居民實在看厭了他們頭上的夜空--於是他們打算把它毀掉。也就是說，把宇宙毀掉。 最後只剩五個人，還橫梗在阪裘的白色殺手機器人和它們殲滅一切的目標之間。他們是： 亞瑟．丹特，一個舉止溫和的時空旅人，他想學飛，方法是把自己摔在地上，卻撲一個空；福特．派法特，他最好的朋友，此人決定發瘋，只想嘗嘗滋味如何；史拉德檜，不屈不撓的「爭取真實時間運動」副會長，來來去去用的是一艘以非理性行為來推動的船；柴法德．癟頭士，兩頭三臂的前任宇宙一哥；和崔莉恩，一個性感的白日夢者，夾在死乞白賴的雷神和鬱卒無比的癟頭士之間，不知如何取捨。 會有什麼結局？到底有無結局？ 答案全在這個英勇的小組身上，且看他們如何遏止宇宙末日的浩劫，拯救我們已知的生命— 和未知的生命！

《宇宙盡頭的餐廳》是英國作家道格拉斯．亞當斯暢銷名作《銀河便車指南》續集，書名靈感來自英國搖滾樂團Procol Harum的一首曲子Grand Hotel。 這一系列搞笑科幻本來只是電台主持人兼腳本家兼音樂人道格拉斯在電台起興所說的「人類與外星的故事」，不料因為題材太有勁，笑點太驚人，聽眾反應熱烈，一發不可收拾，不但出版成了英美暢銷書，還改編成電視、電影、漫畫、舞台劇乃至於電腦遊戲，在那個只有設計師玩電腦的70年代初期，這本書幾乎就是程式設計師們的聖經。 道格拉斯與傳統作家截然不同，他玩車、玩相機，參與各類科幻電視劇的腳本，還有，他是麥金塔電腦(蘋果第一代)的高手。 你還沒看過道格拉斯嗎？那就太超過了吧！ 當宇宙間關於空間、時間、物質與本質等問題都已經被探討解答出，只剩下一個問題：我們該在哪兒吃晚餐？關於這個問題，本書提供最清楚的答案。 本書延續《銀河便車指南》裡亞瑟‧丹特，加上福特‧派法特、崔莉恩‧麥克米蘭和銀河總統柴法德‧癟頭士，以及偏執狂機器人馬文，喔當然別忘了渥罡人的星際冒險之旅。

對大多數中文讀者而言，道格拉斯‧亞當斯 (Douglas Adams) 稍嫌陌生，但在廣大的英文讀者心目中，他卻是第一個成功結合喜劇和科幻的作家，一個幽默諷刺文學的泰斗。英國BBC前兩年舉辦的「大閱讀」票選，100本最受讀者喜愛的小說中亞當斯的《銀河順風車旅遊指南》高居第四(前三名為《魔戒》、《傲慢與偏見》及《黑暗三部曲》)，可見其重要。這個排名也打敗了排名第五的《哈利波特4──火盃的考驗》。 小說主要人物是一個無家可歸的地球人、一個到處為家的外星人，及幾位個性鮮明的角色。這套小說最早的形式是廣播劇本，因太成功又改寫成小說，光是英文版的銷量就超過一千四百萬本，八○年代風靡歐美，後來陸續改編成電視劇、舞台劇、電腦遊戲……等等，說是影響大眾最力的科幻作品(夢幻逸品)毫不為過。這套書影響了廣大年輕人，後繼的科幻作家，電影《星際戰警》(MIB)，也從這套作品取得靈感。科幻迷朗朗上口的神祕數字「42」典故就在此書，這個數字能解開「生命、宇宙與一切」的答案。想知道為什麼，得讀完小說。該書已由迪士尼拍成電影《星際大奇航》。 獲獎記錄：2003年英國BBC「大閱讀」票選，100本最受讀者喜愛的小說中第四名。

"HYSTERICAL!" --The Philadelphia Inquirer 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 vicepresident 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! "ADAMS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE TREASURES: an author who, one senses, has as much fun writing as one has reading." --The Arizona Daily Star

Losing your planet isn t the end of the world...the movie tie-in edition of Douglas Adams s perennially popular novel, with exclusive on-set stories, interviews and pictures Summer 2005 finally sees the release of THE HITCHHIKER S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY movie from Walt Disney Pictures. Stars include Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent, Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast, supercool hip-hop artist Mos Def as Ford Prefect and the gorgeous Zooey Deschanel as Trillian. Completely new characters were developed specially for the film by Douglas Adams before his death and will be played by John Malkovich and Anna Chancellor. Pan s tie-in edition of this cult classic will include substantial extras from Executive Producer, Robbie Stamp: exclusive cast interviews, stories and photographs from the set.

At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchiker series. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide . Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat. Life, the Universe and Everything The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak. Mostly Harmless Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?