The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

By: Douglas Adams

Narrated by: Stephen Fry

Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.

Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.") and a galaxy full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.

Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time in between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!

Listen to the rest of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy."

Want to learn more about the new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie? Listen to this interview with Robbie Stamp, close friend of Douglas Adams and executive producer of the film.

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Outstanding work!

This is the complete original book read by an outstanding narrator is well worth listening to for any person interested in this type of humorous science fiction tale.

Just Incredible.

Adams's humor didn't fail to crack me up, and Fry's voice acting was incredibly good. Well, except for Marvin, I felt like his voice didn't quite match up. And now, if you don't mind, I'll start listening to it again.

10/10 loved it

I loved this book. saw the movie a long time ago and wanted to read it but never could find the physical copy. Stephen Fry really makes this audible come together.

Intelligent and Very Funny

The narrator is absolutely incredible - he does such an amazing job bringing this story to life. The book is very well written, very smart and very funny. If you're looking for something a bit different with humor and science, this is for you. I highly recommend this book!

Definitely a different kind of humor

Thoroughly enjoyed the narrator. If you like Monty Python and the Holy Grail then you'll love this.

I named my daughter Trillian

what else need I say. my daughter is named after Trisha McMillan, or her alter ego anyway. the reading is pretty good as well

Excellent performance

I really wanted to like the story. but didn't I imagine this is a book that I would have enjoying more if I had read it when I was young. The performance of the book was outstanding.

Love it!

This is a great book to read and is made even better by Stephen Fry. Excellent.

Awesome!

It's a very funny book. I highly recommend listening to it. It is a very interesting read.

it's alright

wasn't the greatest book. had some good humor and writing is ok. but the ending is terrible. much left to be finished, but I guess that wasn't necessarily the purpose of the book. I wouldn't buy it again, I would recommend it for middle school or maybe some Highschool aged readers. I never read it then so tried it now.