num_pages: 180
description: Alternate cover editions for this ISBN can be found here and here.'People of Earth, your attention please. This is Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council. Plans for development of the outlying regions of the galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is scheduled for demolition. The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes. Thank you.'DON'T PANICFor Arthur Dent, earthling and homeowner, the severe case of planning blight announced above is the overture to a quite remarkable set of travels, guided en route by an equally remarkable book--a book more popular than the Celestial Home Care Omnibus, cheaper than the Encyclopedia Galactica, it's...THE HITCH HIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY!--back cover
language: English
title: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
titlecomplete: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
characters: Trillian, Slartibartifast, Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, Marvin, the paranoid android, Zaphod Beeblebrox
genres: Classics, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Humor, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 1780806
series: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
publisher: Pan