The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

In his introduction, science-fiction writer Adam Roberts describes The Restaurant at the End of the Universe as ’that rare thing: a sequel that surpasses its original’. He combines entertaining inventions such as Playbeing magazine with original thoughts on everything from politics to evolution. At least their adventures will take them to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, ’one of the most extraordinary ventures in the entire history of catering’.ĭouglas Adams’s work has been compared to that of Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Stoppard and even Lewis Carroll and Jonathan Swift. Fortunately, Zaphod’s great-grandfather (contacted during a séance) succeeds in rescuing the ship and sending Zaphod to the headquarters of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – where the trouble really begins. Arthur asks the ship’s computer to make a cup of tea, which occupies it so completely that it is unable to evade an angry Vogon battleship.

They have escaped the Vogons and are on the Heart of Gold spaceship, but it is not long before disaster strikes. This had made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.ĭouglas Adams continues his ’trilogy in five parts’ with more on Arthur Dent and his friends. “What’s such fun is how amusing the galaxy looks through Adams’s sardonically silly eyes.In the beginning the universe was created. But bear in mind that The Hitchhiker’s Guide deleted the term “Future Perfect” from its pages, since it was discovered not to be! Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food speaks for itself (literally). “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.”- The Washington Post Book Worldįacing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his uncommon comrades in arms in their desperate search for a place to eat, as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability.Īmong Arthur’s motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who’s gone native (her name is Trillian now) and Marvin, the moody android.

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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams