Mostly Harmless

by Douglas Adams

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Series (with order)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (5)

Canonical Title

Mostly Harmless

Original publication date

1992

1990

1983 (original version)

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People/Characters

Trillian (Tricia McMillan)

Tricia McMillan (Trillian)

Awards and honors

New York Times bestseller (Fiction, 1992)

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Disambiguation notice

"Mostly Harmless" is the title of fifth in a series of novels (as well as the fifth in a series of radio dramas). The five works in the series are generally referred to as "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", as is the series of radio dramas. Though there are unabridged audio recordings of these works, the radio dramas are considerably different from the printed works.

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Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0739332139, Audio CD)

It's not just a trilogy any more. In the fifth book of this popular series, Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, and immediately all hell breaks loose. In short, it's up to him to save the world from total multi-dimensional obliteration, the Guide from a hostile alien takeover, and the daughter he never knew he had, from herself. A tall order, to say the least. And one he's really not up to, thank you very much.
"Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist....He is anything but harmless."
THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

From the Trade Paperback edition.

(retrieved from Amazon Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:58:14 -0500)

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