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Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and continue through all 7 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Douglas Adams • Published 2012
In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams embarks on a whimsical journey through space and time, starting with the earthy protagonist, Arthur Dent, whose home is about to be demolished—only to discover...
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Book 1:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams • 2012 • 11 recommendations
In "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams embarks on a whimsical journey through space and time, starting with the earthy protagonist, Arthur Dent, whose home is about to be demolished—only to discover...
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Book 2:The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Douglas Adams • 1980
After barely escaping a Vogon attack, Arthur, Ford, Zaphod and Trillian ride the Heart of Gold to Milliways, a restaurant built inside a time bubble at the universe's end, where interstellar politics, impossible coinc...
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Book 3:Life, the Universe and Everything
Douglas Adams • 1982
Summoned from a sleepy exile, Arthur and Ford join Slartibartfast, Trillian and Zaphod to stop the fanatical robots of Krikkit from wiping out the rest of the galaxy, in a chaos filled mix of cricket jokes, time trave...
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Book 4:So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Douglas Adams • 1984
Arthur Dent returns to a mysteriously restored Earth, falls in love with the elusive Fenchurch and tries to make sense of vanished dolphins, strange memories and God's final message, in a more romantic, earthbound but...
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Book 5:Mostly Harmless
Douglas Adams • 1992
Arthur Dent washes up on a backwater planet and tries to build a quiet life, just as his old friends, his reporter ex Tricia and their unpredictable daughter Random are drawn into a last, bleaker twist in the Guide's...
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Book 6:Live in Concert
Douglas Adams • 1994
Recorded at London's Almeida Theatre in 1995, this live performance captures Douglas Adams reading and acting out favorite passages from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and its sequels, complete with asides, timi...
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Book 7:Secondary Phase
Douglas Adams • 2018
This remastered audio set presents the second Hitchhiker's radio series, following Arthur and Ford as they try to escape prehistoric Earth while Zaphod is dragged to Frogstar, faces the Total Perspective Vortex, and d...
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Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy FAQ
What is the best order to read the Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
How many books are in the Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy series?
There are 7 books currently listed in the Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy series?
New readers should start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1980 to 2018.