And Another Thing...

ByEoin Colfer

Release Date: 2009-10-12
Genre: Adventure Sci-Fi

Score: 4

From 53 Ratings

Description

The journey of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy continues through time and space in this installment from the New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series.

Arthur has traveled the length, breadth, and depth of known, and unknown, space. He has stumbled forward and backward through time. He has been blown up, reassembled, cruelly imprisoned, horribly released, and colorfully insulted more than is strictly necessary. And of course, Arthur Dent has comprehensively failed to grasp the meaning of life, the universe, and everything.

Arthur has finally made it home to Earth, but that does not mean he has escaped his fate. Arthur's chances of getting his hands on a decent cuppa have evaporated rapidly, along with all the world's oceans. For no sooner has he touched down on the planet Earth than he finds out that it is about to be blown up ... again.

And Another Thing ... is the rather unexpected, but very welcome, sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. It features a pantheon of unemployed gods, everyone's favorite renegade Galactic President, a lovestruck green alien, an irritating computer, and at least one very large slab of cheese.

Reviews

Unexpected treat
5
By greatjordanzo
I never intended nor expected to want to read a book in the series that wasn’t authored by Adams. I changed my mind because I felt the ending of Mostly Harmless was so depressing, i reasoned nothing in a differently authored sequel could be as bad. I was right. This filled me with joy and contentment for the ending, and had me laughing for its entirety. The story involving Asgard and Thor is genius, and Trillian/Wowbagger?? I personally loved to see it 😂 Colfer has the rhythm and tone but doesn’t mimic Adams completely in his style, which I think is a good thing. I’m so happy I gave it a chance, because it changed the whole ‘trilogy’ for me.
Horrible, don’t buy
1
By gyvyudevbcghfghgftfgvyhsdgv
A disgrace to the name of Douglas Adams. Colfer so obviously pads out the book by putting in long “guide entries” that are just intrusions to the “comedy.” Unfunny, and the characters stray too far from what they originally were. I longed for a sixth book, but this doesn’t deliver.
This book made me feel nothing but disappointment. Don’t waste your money on this.
Meh
4
By RippsRacin'
Meh
What a pity
1
By Robert Yule
I deem it a great injustice that someone let this author use the characters of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker trilogy. Douglas had timing and skill with the ridiculous. He was unique.

This author tried way too hard and fell way short. I feel cheated but I am not too surprised - the idea that anyone could follow Douglas Adams was, of course ridiculous.

Do not buy. If you did the burn it. Unless it is an ebook, in which case just delete it. I did.
Great series
5
By Just an avid bookworm
Loved it all it was amazing I cried at the end
Excellent!
5
By Themarkwell
For fans of Douglas Adam's works: this sixth installment is a hysterical addition that you wont want to put down. Eoin Colfer has continued the haphazard and delightfully droll adventures of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect! 5 stars all the way.