The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

In one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from   Douglas Adams's beloved Hitchhiker series.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read)
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
The moment before 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 thrusts 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?

Includes the bonus story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe"

"With droll wit, a keen eye for detail and heavy doses of insight . . . Adams makes us laugh until we cry."-San Diego Union-Tribune

"Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written . . . ranks with the best set pieces in Mark Twain."-The Atlantic