The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
About this book
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months. The namesake of the novel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide book for hitchhikers (inspired by the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopaedia. --- Also contained in: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts The More than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 2070422 readers · 289 pages · ≈ 5 h 21 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
About ≈ 5 h 21 m — 289 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
289 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
It sits on the Science Fiction, Adventure, Fiction shelves.
Has The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
The main characters include Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Marvin.
Where does The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy take place?
It is set in Galaxy, Earth, Heart of Gold.
Who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
Douglas Adams.
“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”