Adams, Douglas 1952-2001

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Book )
345 editions published between 1978 and 2014 in 22 languages and held by 8,830 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After Earth is demolished to make way for a new hyperspatial expressway, Arthur Dent begins to hitchhike through space

The restaurant at the end of the universe by Douglas Adams ( Book )
190 editions published between 1980 and 2013 in 19 languages and held by 4,681 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability-- and desperately in search of a place to eat

Life, the universe, and everything by Douglas Adams ( Book )
168 editions published between 1980 and 2014 in 14 languages and held by 4,363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this second of the galactic adventures of Arthur Dent, he is transported from a prehistoric Earth to a cricket match at Lords' Cricket Ground, two days before the Earth is to be demolished by the Vogens

So long, and thanks for all the fish by Douglas Adams ( Book )
126 editions published between 1982 and 2013 in 13 languages and held by 3,971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Further adventures of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and the all new voidoid gang upon returning to Earth after eight years of crazed wanderings around the galaxy in this science fiction spoof which continues the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe."

The long dark tea-time of the soul by Douglas Adams ( Book )
59 editions published between 1980 and 2014 in 10 languages and held by 3,020 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport goes up in a ball of flame and Dirk Gently becomes very inquisitive

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Visual )
52 editions published between 1981 and 2011 in English and Dutch and held by 2,930 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This compilation contains all six episodes of the BBC's adaptation of a sci-fi fantasy about an unassuming Englishman and his outwardly average neighbor who is actually an alien from the vicinity of Betelgeuse

Mostly harmless by Douglas Adams ( Book )
38 editions published between 1992 and 2005 in English and held by 2,891 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker series, Random, the daughter of Arthur Dent, leaves her remote home planet on the edge of the universe to set out on a cross-galactic odyssey in search of her ancestors' native planet

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams ( Book )
68 editions published between 1987 and 2014 in 15 languages and held by 2,704 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Quirky and bumbling private investigator Dirk Gently stumbles upon a ghost, millions of years old, wandering the earth and disturbing its people. Dirk soon discovers this phantom yearns for more than a good haunting: it is desperately trying to go back in time to prevent its own death. But this ghost was no ordinary person, and helping it save itself just might change the modern world as we know it. And not in a good way!

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Recording )
72 editions published between 1979 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,694 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arthur Dent, a refugee from the late planet Earth and his pal from the planet Betelgeuse, Ford Prefect, thumb their way thru comic misadventures throughout the Universe

The ultimate hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams ( Book )
35 editions published between 1986 and 2013 in English and Danish and held by 2,081 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this collection of novels, Arthur Dent is introduced to the galaxy at large when he is rescued by an alien friend seconds before Earth's destruction, and embarks on a series of amazing adventures with his new companion