Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Science fiction

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Bestseller: about 14 million copies (estimate)

Moments before Earth is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, an ordinary Englishman is whisked off into space by his friend, who turns out to be an alien researching a very odd travel guide.

First published
1979
Pace
fast
Length
short
Format
Standalone

Read this if you want a short, absurd comic science fiction romp full of quotable lines.

Skip this if you want a firm plot or serious science fiction.

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