So Long and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

 So Long and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams, 204 pages

TL;DR: Arthur Dent appears on an apparently reatomized Earth, gets a girlfriend, and together they quest to find out why the dolphins are all gone. 

Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams

Life, the Universe, and Everything by Douglas Adams, 232 pages

After four years of being stranded on prehistoric Earth, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect stumble into a time eddy and are transported back into the wide wild reaches of the galaxy and given a simple task: to prevent the planet of Krikkit from destroying the universe.

Probably my favorite novel of the trilogy. The chapter with Agrajag alone is worth reading. One of the first books I ever read that made me (literally) laugh out loud. Also, I've said it once and I'll say it again: Martin Freeman does an excellent job narrating. 

 

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams, 250 pages

This installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is best summed up by Arthur Dent himself:

"I'm very ordinary, but some very strange things have happened to me. You could say I'm more differed from than differing." 

It doesn't matter whether you're from Milliways or prehistoric Earth: you can find something funny in this book. 

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, 215 pages

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a classic scifi humor novel perhaps best described using words borrowed from one of its sequels, Mostly Harmless:

"Anything that happens, happens.

Anything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen.

Anything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again.

It doesn’t necessarily do it in chronological order, though."

 

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams-Audiobook 5 discs, 216 pages in print

I listened to the audiobook in preparation for our upcoming Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book to Movie Club. I previously read the print book a couple of years ago and enjoyed it. I enjoyed it even more listening to the audiobook read by Stephen Fry. The improbable and hilarious adventures of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Marvin the robot were even better the second time. I really enjoy Douglas Adams' humor. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars this time around. 

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams-216 pages

I found this Sci-Fi adventure/comedy very funny. The names are outrageous as is the improbable story. Mice really being pandimensional beings, an Improbability Drive, dolphins being smarter than humans (although some might actually argue this) are some of the outrageous plot points. My favorite passage though is when Arthur is saved by Ford from Earth's impending doom and reveals The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. When Arthur asks what the Guide says about Earth he finds out that it says only that Earth is "harmless." When he inquires as to whether the Guide has been updated Ford replies that it has. However, the update now reads "mostly harmless." I enjoyed reading this novel and I had never really considered reading it before this month's book to movie/tv challenge. 

Shada by Gareth Roberts

Shada by Gareth Roberts - 383 pages

From the unique mind of Douglas Adams, the legendary "lost" Doctor Who story has been completed at last by Gareth Roberts and narrated by Lalla Ward.

The Doctor’s old friend and fellow Time Lord Professor Chronotis has retired to Cambridge University—where nobody will notice if he lives for centuries. But now he needs help from the Doctor, Romana and K-9. When he left Gallifrey he took with him a few little souvenirs—most of them are harmless. But one of them is extremely dangerous.

The Worshipful and Ancient Law of Gallifrey isn’t a book for Time Tots. It is one of the Artifacts, dating from the dark days of Rassilon. It must not be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. The sinister Skagra most definitely has the wrong hands. He wants the book. He wants to discover the truth behind Shada. And he wants the Doctor’s mind...

Based on the scripts for the original television series by the legendary Douglas Adams, Shada retells an adventure that never made it to the screen.