Douglas Adams Libros

La historia de esta novela es muy curiosa. Primero fue una serie radiofónica de la BBC, lanzada casi subrepticiamente, pero que rápidamente alcanzó una gran popularidad. Posteriormente, se publicó en forma de libro, logrando un éxito fulminante, con 2 millones de ejemplares vendidos en tres años en la edición inglesa y 650.000 en Estados Unidos en los primeros seis meses tras su lanzamiento en 1980. Se han realizado discos, adaptaciones teatrales, series televisivas y gadgets relacionados con este libro y sus tres secuelas. Douglas Adams ha sido comparado con el grupo Monty Python, Kurt Vonnegut, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear y Jonathan Swift. La acción comienza justo antes de la inesperada demolición de la Tierra para dar paso a una autopista hiperespacial. Arthur Dent, un hombre común, se salva gracias a su amigo Ford Prefect, un extraterrestre con apariencia humana. Ambos logran colarse como polizones en una nave de los temibles Vogones, burócratas verdes con una terrible inclinación hacia la poesía atroz, quienes los expulsan al espacio. Tras su rescate por un pirata esquizoide de dos cabezas y tres brazos, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Presidente de la Galaxia, se embarcan en desopilantes aventuras, conociendo a otros personajes singulares, como Marvin, el Androide Paranoide, extraordinariamente inteligente y profundamente melancólico.

Dirk Gently es un detective muy peculiar. Sherlock Holmes afirmaba que, cuando se ha eliminado lo imposible, lo que queda —sea lo que sea— es la verdad. Dirk Gently, sin embargo, jamás elimina nada, y menos que nada, lo imposible. Y para resolver sus casos prefiere recurrir a la física cuántica antes que a las huellas dactilares. Así pues, cuando le encargan la búsqueda de un gato perdido —un misterio por lo general muy fácil de desentrañar—, Dirk acaba encontrando dos fantasmas y un Monje Eléctrico venido de otra dimensión, y descubre un terrible secreto que puede acarrear la destrucción de la humanidad. También averigua la imposible, improbable, increíble y aterradora razón por la que un experto en ordenadores tuvo un sofá atascado en la escalera de su casa durante tres semanas. Pero ¿qué sucedió con el gato? El gato, infortunadamente, murió.

Douglas Adams' mega-selling cult classic: now in one handy boxset that contains the complete The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space and time.

Contains the unabridged texts of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe," "Life, the Universe, and Everything," "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," and "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe"

This is a 5-book box set of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series by Douglas Adams, presented in paperback format.

A one-volume edition charting Arthur Dent's odyssey through space, comprising:"The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy": One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. For Arthur, who has just had his house demolished, this is too much. Sadly, the weekend's just begun."The Restaurant at the End of the Universe": When all issues of space, time, matter and the nature of being are resolved, only one question remains: Where shall we have dinner? "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" provides the ultimate gastronomic experience and, for once, there is no morning after."Life, the Universe and Everything": In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. And then, just as he thinks that things cannot possibly get any worse, they suddenly do."So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish": Arthur Dent's sense of reality is in its dickiest state when he suddenly finds the girl of his dreams. They go in search of God's Final Message and, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it.

'Douglas Adams' genius was in using comedy to make serious points about the world' Independent After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to find out what was happening to life on this one. Together they lead us on an unforgettable journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that they may never get another chance to see. They encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but lovable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. Both funny and poignant, Last Chance to See is the tale of an unforgettable wildlife odyssey - and a timely reminder of all that we must protect.

This outrageous volume contains six zany, out-of-this-world adventure stories by this incomparable novelist. From the very first to the very latest—all best sellers—includes The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for all the Fish; Young Zaphod Plays it Safe; and Mostly Harmless

First a legendary radio series, then a sequence of bestselling books, and most recently a blockbuster movie, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of the greatest fictional enterprises of the twentieth century. Reissued in time for the first novel’s thirty-fifth anniversary, this hardback omnibus edition includes all…