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And Another Thing... (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Book 6) Kindle Edition

by Eoin Colfer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 6 of 6: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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And Another Thing ... will be the sixth novel in the now improbably named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Eight years after the death of its creator, Douglas Adams, the author's widow, Jane Belson, has given her approval for the project to be continued by the international number one bestselling children's writer, Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl novels. Douglas Adams himself once said, 'I suspect at some point in the future I will write a sixth Hitchhiker book. Five seems to be a wrong kind of number, six is a better kind of number.' Belson said of Eoin Colfer, 'I love his books and could not think of a better person to transport Arthur, Zaphod and Marvin to pastures new.' Colfer, a fan of Hitchhiker since his schooldays, said, 'Being given the chance to write this book is like suddenly being offered the superpower of your choice. For years I have been finishing this incredible story in my head and now I have the opportunity to do it in the real world.' Prepare to be amazed...

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At long last, the motley band from Douglas Adams's renowned five-book Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy have returned, thanks to Artemis Fowl author Colfer. When the Vogons return to finish obliterating Earth in our universe and all alternatives, Arthur Dent and his companions find themselves hitchhiking on the spacefaring Viking longship of Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, an immortal with a death wish who is an expert at mass insults. Readers may find this volume paradoxical. On its own it is a funny novel, but Adams set a legendary, nearly impossible standard. Wacky humor reminiscent of the original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy rings true, as do most of the characters, but newer elements, such as the brief appearance of Cthulhu, feel out of place. Most notably absent is the supreme inventiveness that hit us with the Infinite Improbability Drive, and the comic-sublime moments like Arthur flying with Fenchurch. You can't go home again, but Adams fans will still appreciate the reunion with old friends.
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A wide variety of people love Douglas Adams's books, so perhaps it is appropriate that each critic brought his or her own expectations to And Another Thing . ... Several who revered Adams's deadpan prose and verbal inventiveness found that the new book falls short. Others felt that Colfer's imitation often lacks subtlety and relies too heavily on reviving old Adams gags and characters. The Los Angeles Times even went so far as to argue that this novel should have been reinvented in some more original form, such as an e-book. But some took the appearance of And Another Thing ... to critically review the Adams oeuvre and found that Colfer made up for some qualities the original author lacked. In any case, even the harshest critics of the book were happy to see Arthur, Ford, Trillian, and Random saved from their doom.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002WGC8PU
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Books; 1st edition (October 12, 2009)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 12, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 476 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1401310087

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Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) is the New York Times best-selling author of the blockbuster Artemis Fowl series as well as Airman; Half Moon Investigations; The Supernaturalist; Eoin Colfer's Legend of... books; The Wish List; Benny and Omar; Benny and Babe; and Illegal, a graphic novel. He was born in Wexford on the southeast coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father (an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note) and mother (a drama teacher). He first developed an interest in writing in primary (elementary) school with gripping Viking stories inspired by history that he was learning in school at the time.

Eoin got his degree from Dublin University and qualified as a primary school teacher, returning to work in Wexford. He married in 1991 and he and his wife spent about 4 years between 1992 and 1996 working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in 1998, based on his experiences in Tunisia; it has since been translated into many languages; a sequel followed in 1999. In 2001, the first Artemis Fowl book was published worldwide to much success - shortly thereafter he left teaching to concentrate fully on his writing.

To this day, Eoin has written 8 Artemis Fowl books which have sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

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Worthwhile conclusion if you accept that it isn't written by Douglas Adams

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020

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Douglas Adams was a unique person with a style that so far has not been replicated. Terry Prachett and many others created their own voice (even J.K. Rowling with her magic spells) that has similarities to various aspects of his style, but they are all different. I knew Mr. Adams and used to meet him approximately annually when he visited Seattle where I was fortunate to know some British pub crawler geeks (the geeks were British, not the pubs, some of those were Irish).

After reading the reviews I approached this book with caution and low expectations. And I enjoyed it. Mr. Colfer is not a resurrection of Mr. Adams, nor should I rightly expect that. But his version of the breezy dialog, Germanic compounding of the English language, and evolution of unlikely situations worked for me. Yes, the Guide has more references than usual and at one point even becomes oddly animate, the characters stay well within their boundaries established in Book 5, but let's face it, those are flip sides of the same coin: I sympathize with an author surrounded by peril at every hint of change from canon -- you're damned if you do (e.g., make an animate Guide) and you're damned if you don't (e.g., keep the characters pretty much the same.) As such, the author's ability to continue or resolve the situations in Book 5, or to further develop characters, is limited and those are the most challenged parts of the narrative. Personally I wasn't a fan of the development of Random or Zaphod or Trillian, but neither did he do great disservice to the characters.

Fortunately the large time-space continuum within which the series operates gives Colfer ample room to create new absurd but thoughtful situations "in the style" of Mr. Adams, which I believe he does. Whether it's the politics and process of hiring a god or the evolution of the role of Vogons in the universe, I found the story worth the read. Of course YMMV.

Enjoy.

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Jeff White

New stories, old friends.

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2010

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I have been listening to and reading Hitchhiker's Guide stories since I was about 11. When I turned 40 I asked my wife for the few remaining Douglas Adam's books I didn't own, knowing that all good things come to an end eventually (since Douglas passed away in May 2001). I did my best to enjoy Dirk Gently, and enjoyed Salmon of Doubt only somewhat more than that.

SO... I was both deeply confused and completely delighted when Amazon suggested I might like this new Hitchhiker's Guide book. I rarely have time to read and had never heard of Eoin Colfer, but immediately knew I had to check it out. This year I turn '42' and was going to ask for as a gift, but couldn't wait.

Starting from lowered expectations (Gently/Salmon), I was pleasantly surprised to see well crafted, delightful storylines emerge from page to page. Soon I was back having new adventures with old friends. I'll skip any spoilers and say that there are lots of character development storylines from the prior supporting cast. Colfer emulates Adam's style and in my opinion did a very good job of producing a thoroughly enjoyable book.

If you live and breathe HG2G then you'll probably find something to complain about. Otherwise, go into it with an open mind and give Colfer credit for bringing something new forth from the ashes. Eoin - Thanks for the new stories!

PS - If you liked HG2G, please check out Adam's "Last Chance to See" pub 1990; it is hitchhiker in the real world!

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Notvinnik

Just wanted some closure. Low expectations are the key.

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2012

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A couple of preliminary comments before the review proper.

First, after resisting any inclination to buy this for 2 to 3 years, I thought maybe I could get the "cheap" edition for my new Kindle Fire. $12.99 for the Kindle edition, $10.40 for the hardcover? What? Why? So I got the hardcover. Maybe they'll lower the price on the Kindle version when they've gotten rid of all the unsold hardcover and paperback copies. Maybe they'll raise it.

Also, I'm assuming that nobody would buy this book unless they were familiar with the earlier Adams books. If I'm wrong, and you don't want to any spoilers for the earlier books, then don't read this review. No spoilers here for Colfer's book, however.

"Mostly Harmless" had a total downer of an ending that worked. Earth definitely destroyed, no reason to hope that Arthur, Ford, Trillian, Random, or Tricia would survive. Fenchurch's fate a loose end which might never be tied up. I took Arthur's experience on Bartledan earlier in the book to be a hint that maybe this really was the way it ended. So you don't like it, so what? Personally, I'd thought that the relatively happy ending of the fourth book "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" would have been a better place to stop the series, even though "Mostly Harmless" was a better book on its own merits. It appears that Adams really did intend to continue the story somehow, if he had lived. That was enough to justify seeing how Colfer would wrap things up.

Colfer makes a game effort to adopt Adams prose style, which works intermittently. He uses sufficient detail from the earlier books to put this believably in the Hitchhiker's universe, without being afraid to introduce some ideas and elaborations of his own. He has the courage to give us a story line that works, sort of, on its own terms, without necessarily giving the majority of the fans what they want to see. So A for effort, if nothing else.

Unfortunately, the execution is a bit off. The prose often seems forced, and things begin to drag, although this is not a long book. Then there are the characterizations, they all just seem slightly wrong. Zaphod and Ford are little more than caricatures of their earlier selves. Arthur has the ineffectual and socially awkward part down, but is missing the quietly despairing irony and intelligence. Thor? Well, maybe we never knew exactly who he was, but somehow I didn't think it was this. Is the bit about Wowbagger something that Adams himself might have come up with? Well, you decide.

I'm not really sorry I got this; I would have wondered about it if I hadn't. Who knows, Adams himself might have done something similar, just more entertaining to read. Keep your expectations low, and "And Another Thing" will give you a kind of closure for this story, there's even an apt statement on this at the beginning of chapter 12. With this 6th book, however, there's no point in taking things any further. If Colfer comes out with "But Wait, There's More...", I'll skip it.

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Vogon Bereaucruiser Class Hyperspace Ship Business End

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024

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I think if you find ship called "Vogon Bereaucruiser Class Hyperspace Ship BUSINESS END" funny, then the whole book will be fun to read.
Just like other books from the series, it's a collection of gems like that.

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Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2021

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DON'T PANIC!

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Ed Gostyn

Um plágio é um bom livro?

Reviewed in Brazil on January 30, 2018

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Pois é. Adams foi o mestre. E Colfer o seu discípulo.

E quando Adams morreu, Colfer pediu autorização para a família do seu mestre para continuar a história dos mochileiros... e isso é bom? Nossa, o livro é EXCELENTE! Se eu me dobro de rir a cada capítulo do "Mochileiros", com esse aí eu preciso de oxigênio! É de perder o fôlego! Excelente livro de humor e ficção científica!

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Fossil

Finding Douglas Adams

Reviewed in Australia on March 28, 2024

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Glad to aquire books by this author who was previously out of print. Now I can replace the ones I've lost.

Berthold

Unbelievably great

Reviewed in Germany on March 17, 2017

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I had been more than sceptical about this for a very long time, until I finally gave in to curiousity. Also, I just couldn't bear to live with the ending the 5th book had left us all with, knowing also that Adams had intended to write a sequel before his untimely death. And what can I say: after having read the book, I'm simply flabbergasted.
Maybe it's the fact that I'm not a real native, but you could have presented this story to me and told me that Adams had written it before his death, hidden it in his attic, and that it had only now been found. I would have believed you easily. What a great story, what a great writing impersonation by Colfer!
This book is full of everything we know from the other five parts, but it also has an own story to tell. For me, the trilogy is now finished after its sixth part - although this trilogy is of course neverending :-)

new_mom

A good read.

Reviewed in India on August 9, 2016

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The book is funny in parts...A very courageous attempt by Eoin Colfer trying to write the finale of Dough Adams' phenomenal work.

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