TY - GEN AU - Adams, Douglas TI - The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy T2 - The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy SN - 9781509846764 KW - Outer space KW - Science Fiction KW - Juvenile Literature KW - Humor (English) KW - Satire N2 - On 12 October 1979 the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor (and Earth) was made available to humanity - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterward to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed, in large friendly letters, with the words: DON'T PANIC. The weekend has only just begun . . ER -