So long, and thanks for all the fish
About this book
Preceded by: [Life, the Universe and Everything][1] So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy" written by Douglas Adams. Its title is the message left by the dolphins when they departed Planet Earth just before it was demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, as described in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Followed by: [Mostly Harmless][3] ---------- Also contained in: [The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts][4] [The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide][5] Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163716W [2]: http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/0671745530.html [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163718W [4]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163692W [5]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163713W
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 4958 readers · 174 pages · ≈ 3 h 13 m · Moderate
What order should I read the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series?
Read So long, and thanks for all the fish first, then follow the publication order above — The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, then Life, the Universe and Everything, then Mostly Harmless.
How long does it take to read So long, and thanks for all the fish?
About ≈ 3 h 13 m — 174 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is So long, and thanks for all the fish?
174 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is So long, and thanks for all the fish?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Fiction shelves.
Is So long, and thanks for all the fish in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in So long, and thanks for all the fish?
The main characters include Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect.
Where does So long, and thanks for all the fish take place?
It is set in Earth, London, Islington.
Who wrote So long, and thanks for all the fish?
Douglas Adams.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — reading order
- → So long, and thanks for all the fish (1984) you are here
- 1 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980)
- 2 Life, the Universe and Everything (1982)
- 3 Mostly Harmless (1991)
“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashinable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”