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by Douglas Adams (Author)
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After adapting his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy scripts from the BBC radio series into two successful novels, author Douglas Adams reshaped a rejected "Doctor Who" script he'd written into this third novel in the original trilogy. Reluctant space traveler Arthur Dent finds himself drawn into a race to save the universe from the people of Krikkit, who, upon discovering that they're not alone in the universe, set out to destroy it. Adams does an excellent job with the reading, although his voice drops too low when characters whisper. This reading comes from the British version of the novel, which contains profanity deleted for U.S. release. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adams… After a series of events which have involved Arthur Dent being alternately blown up and insulted in more bizarre regions of the Galaxy that he has ever dreamt existed, he finds himself stranded on Prehistoric Earth. Luckily an amazing rescue by Ford Prefect and a time eddy, cleverly disguised as a sofa, lands them in the middle of Lords two days before the world is due to end. It’s just not cricket… Volume Three in the Trilogy of Five
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4.0 out of 5 stars Flying : How to Throw Yourself at the Ground and Miss, Jan 26 2007
By Craobh Rua "Craobh Rua" (N. Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life The Universe and Everything (Hardcover)
Written by Douglas Adams, "Life, the Universe and Everything" was first published in 1982 and is the third instalment of his legendary five-part "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy. It opens around five years after "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" finished, but follows up on what has happened in the previous books - as a result, it's the wrong place to start !! The series started life as a radio show, before becoming a book, a television series, a play and a bath towel. Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in 1952 and died in May 2001.

Recent years haven't been kind to Arthur Dent. Having seen his home flattened by bulldozers, he barely escaped with his life when the Earth was demolished by the Vogons - officially to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur was rescued by Ford Prefect, a roving reporter for "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The pair were later picked up by an old school-friend of Fords, Zaphod Beeblebrox - the two-headed, three-armed, renegade ex-President of the Galaxy and owner of the most powerful and unpredictable ship in the universe. Having met Slartibartfast, the man who designed Norway, and eaten at the restaurant at the end of the universe, an unprogrammed teleport sees Arthur and Ford landing on...a prehistoric Earth.

As the book opens, Arthur has been living alone in a cold, damp, smelly cave for five years. Living alone in what would become Islington roughly two million years later, he hasn't had any company since the surviving Golgafrinchans went on holiday about three years previously. Ford, having spent the last three years in prehistoric Africa, is now responsible for the giraffe and returns just in time to save Arthur from madness. He has detected eddies in the space - time continuum, which he suspects may provide the pair with an escape route. His suspicions are proved correct : the pair catch an over-active Chesterfield sofa which carries them forward through time and deposits them at Lords Cricket Ground - just two days before the Vogons are due to demolish Earth. The arrive just in time to see England defeat Australia in a very important cricket match, a spaceship containing robotic 'cricketers' arriving to kill people and steal the Ashes (the 'trophy' being played for) and Slartibartfast trying to stop them. Slartibartfast kindly agrees to give the duo a lift, meaning they won't have to hitch a ride with the Vogons again. However, he seems to expect them to help him save the universe - a task that involves them discovering that cricket is actually derived from Krikket and that robotic cricketers are generally best avoided. Ford, on the other hand, aims to be exceedingly drunk and would rather visit Eccentrica Gallumbits - a very capable lady of negotiable affections.

This is an extremely silly and very easily read book - though it probably does assume a certain awareness of cricket. Hugely enjoyable and definitely recommended - though only after having read the previous two instalments !
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5.0 out of 5 stars Alice in Wonderland of the 21st Century, April 1 2004
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This review is from: Life, the Universe and Everything (Audio CD)
This audiobook is absolutly awesome! The title says it all. This is Alice in Wonderland of the 21st Century. The book is very funny, yet fast paced with plenty of action. I am not going to give you brief content of the plot, read it for yourself. Just take my word for it - the book is awesome. It is the second book in the series, and it is every single bit as good as the first one. Douglas Adams reads it himself, and he is a wonderful narrator (unlike Stephen King, who is a horrible narrator yet still insists on reading his own books). This was very enjoyable. It's aweful that Douglas Adams died so young. I enjoyed his books so much that I take it as a personal loss.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Ho hum..., Jun 22 2003
By "nednefarious" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
"Life, the Universe, and Everything" took me months on end to get through. Every time I opened the book I'd think "Ha, ha! What a funny and crazy man that Adams is. Why don't I read this more?", but after a few pages I'd grow weary. This book is genuinely funny, but I think instead of being a five-book trilogy, the Hitchhiker's franchise should have stopped at one. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was one of my favorite books for a time, and still holds a special place in my literary tastes. It's hilarious, and Douglas Adams has undoubtedly the sharpest wit this side of Oscar Wilde! Unfortunately, his abilities in the field of plot propulsion are weak at best. I read through this series, loving the first, liking the second, and by the time I got to this one, I just felt like asking what's the POINT? All this book was was another opportunity for the author to demonstrate his wit, which is, i reiterate, amazing. However, it's not enough to keep me reading, ...
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4.0 out of 5 stars Literally great while technically lacking
This is a great read. I would highly recommend that anybody with an interest in science fiction, social observation and satire, or both to read the entire Hitchhiker's Guide to... Read more
Published on April 17 2003 by Sean Kelly

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Funniest And Most Bizarre Books Ever
Adam, Douglas, Life The Universe and Everything. United States: Harmony Books, 1982

One of the Funniest and Most Bizarre Books Ever! Read more

Published on Jan 22 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars The Hitchhiker's trilogy loses some of its focus
Life, the Universe, and Everything is rather different from the preceding two books in the Hitchhiker's Trilogy. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2003 by Daniel Jolley

4.0 out of 5 stars Book 3: Halfway through the trilogy!
This is anohter fine tale from Douglas Adams, taking us on wild adventures with Arthur, and the rest. Read more
Published on May 2 2002 by Anthony Sunclades

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Continuation
Though many criticize this book for not being as strong as the first two, this is an excellent book. Read more
Published on April 14 2002 by bridge

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite "Everything", But Still Very Good
This third effort by Douglas Adams is still in the same funny vein as the first two books in this sci/fi trilogy, but unfortunately, it is a little weaker. Read more
Published on April 12 2002 by Timothy W. Postma

5.0 out of 5 stars Life, the Universe and Everything
Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Slartibartfast, and Trillian are back in the third novel of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Trilogy, Life, the Universe and Everything,... Read more
Published on Mar 18 2002 by Alex Romansky

3.0 out of 5 stars Fails Two Surpass its Predecessors
Anyone who has followed the Hitchhiker's series this far, understands the trade-off Adams made to write these books. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2002 by Zachary S. Houp

3.0 out of 5 stars British? Wow!
Well, I didn't much like this book but then I read the Brititish version and it was much different! And better! Tons of swearing which was changed for Americans is intact! Yay! Read more
Published on Nov 21 2001 by Lord Maxwell Danger Wolkin

4.0 out of 5 stars Another one in the series that'll make you ponder
Authur Dent and his alien companion Henry Ford are stuck on prehistoric earth. From there anything goes. Read more
Published on Aug 27 2001

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