Mostly Harmless

Author(s): Douglas Adams

Sci Fi/Fantasy

Arthur Dent hadn't had a day as bad as this since the Earth had been blown up. Depressed and alone, Arthur finally settles on the small planet Lamuella and becomes a sandwich maker. Looking forward to a quiet life, his plans are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter.


Product Information

"Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.... He is anything but harmless".

-- The Washington Post Book World

Douglas Adams was born in 1952 and created all the various and contradictory manifestations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: radio, novels, TV, computer game, stage adaptation, comic book and bath towel. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's book was published 30 years ago on 12 October 1979 and its phenomenal success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List. In 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan. His series has sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia and was also a best seller in German, Swedish and many other languages. Douglas lived with his wife and daughter in California, where he died suddenly in 2001.

General Fields

  • : 9780330508582
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Pan Books
  • : 0.17
  • : 01 January 2009
  • : 197mm X 130mm X 18mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Douglas Adams
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 823.914
  • : 9999
  • : Science fiction