The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

De: Douglas Adams

Narrado por: Stephen Fry

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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a must listen to or read

loved it, I also enjoy the movie but this just adds to the enjoyment of both adding much more to the story. looking forward to the other books in the series!

What's not to love.

Where does The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book ranks among my favorites.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

I always enjoy the thoughts of the whale and potted plant

What about Stephen Fry’s performance did you like?

Great voice. easy to listen to.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely

Easier to follow than the movie

I gave this book a shot after a friend told me this book was as earth shattering as Harry Potter. He wasn't entirely wrong. I found this book entertaining and also intellectually stimulating. I enjoyed the book much more than the movie but I'm glad I saw the movie first because it helps me picture some of the things that were being narrated. The narration is spot-on and made the book that much more enjoyable because of the British accent and particular emphasis on certain words.

Love this audiobook!

Great book made even better by Stephen Fry narrating it. It is a must listen!

Everything I expected.

I have watched the movie and heard multiple references to this for much of my life. I found it to be witty and humorous and easily entertaining. It truly is a fun way to hear how we really view experiences!

Hilarious!

Excellent narrator and enormous fun, even if you've already seen the movie. Definitely worth checking out!

Simply fantastic

Readers voice was perfect. The story was so enjoyable the hours slipped right by without me noticing (the perfect listen). I'm planning on listening to this book again- which will be a first for me, it's that good!

A respectable alternative.

I'd readily recommend getting the version of this book narrated by Douglas Adams himself. Stephen Fry does a great job, and he was the voice of the book in the new movie, but he bailed on doing the entire series so this is an oddball. The rest of this release of audiobooks are read by Martin Freeman.

Always worth another read or listen, this is easily my favorite book of all-time.

An Epic Classic that is infinitely entertaining

How can you go wrong with THHGTTG? It's perfect. It's therapy. I listen to it whenever I'm bored and don't feel like listening to anything new. It's a warm comfy towel that you can nuzzle with. Perfect.

Farce perfection

Mr Frye did an amazing job bringing this classic to life. Buy this scifi farce.