num_pages: 180
description: One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun, and the Galaxy is a very strange and startling place. VOLUME ONE IN THE TRILOGY OF FIVE
language: English
title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
titlecomplete: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
characters: Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur Dent, Marvin, the paranoid android, Ford Prefect, Slartibartifast
genres: Audiobook, Novels, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Comedy, Fantasy, Classics, Adventure, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 1780697
series: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5
publisher: Picador