At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchiker series. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide . Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat. Life, the Universe and Everything The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky– so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak. Mostly Harmless Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?

地球被毁灭了，因为要在它所在的地方修建一条超空间快速通道。主人公阿瑟·邓特活下来了，因为他有一位名叫福特·长官的朋友。这位朋友表面上是个找不着工作的演员，其实是个外星人，是名著《银河系漫游指南》派赴地球的研究员。两人开始了一场穿越银河的冒险，能够帮助他们的只有《银河系漫游指南》一书中所包括的无限智慧。 旅途中，他们遇上了一批非常有趣的同伴： 赞福德·毕博布鲁克斯：长着两个头、三条胳膊的银河大盗，他的另一个身份是银河帝国总统。 崔莉恩：赞福德的同伙，除阿瑟·邓特之外惟一一个幸存下来的地球人。事实上，阿瑟从前认识崔莉恩，而且曾经试图勾搭人家，可惜没有成功。 马文：天才机器人，疑心病极其重，极其沮丧，极其唠叨。 这些人物结成一个小团队，他们将揭开一个骇人听闻的大秘密……