The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 1979. New York: Harmony, n.d. Rpt. by Harmony for [S.F.] Book Club Edition.

Novelization of radio series. Satire that includes a descent motif and comic machines: a melancholic robot (a mechanical/cybernetic version of A. A. Milne's Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh), an overly cheerful computer, and two AI super computers. Explicit satire on bureaucracy: even as Arthur Dent's house is bulldozed for a by-pass, the Earth is obliterated for a hyperspace highway. See below for sequels; see Drama for TV series and audiocassettes. (RDE, 20/06/01)