Wild satire . . . the feckless protagonist, Arthur Dent, is reminiscent of Vonnegut heroes. "Chicago Tribune " Adams is one of those rare treasures: an author who, one senses, has as much fun writing as one has reading. "Arizona Daily Star" "From the Trade Paperback edition.""

Douglas Adams was born in 1952 and educated at Cambridge. He was the author of five books in the Hitchhiker s Trilogy, including 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" "Mostly Harmless."" His other works include "Dirk Gently s Holistic Detective Agency"; "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul"; "The Meaning of Liff "and" "The Deeper Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd); and Last Chance to See (with Mark Carwardine). His last book was the bestselling collection, The Salmon of Doubt, published posthumously in May 2002. You can find more about Douglas Adam's life and works at douglasadams.com. "From the Trade Paperback edition.""