Mostly Harmless
Readers rate it 3.9 (880 on Hardcover)
288 pages · Released 1993 · Ballantine Books
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Mostly Harmless is the fifth Hitchhiker's Guide book, maintaining the series' absurdist sci-fi humor and irreverent tone. While generally lighthearted and comedic, it contains scattered mild profanity, casual references to alcohol and drugs, and occasional moments of peril or existential dread typical of Adams' work. The humor is sophisticated and may appeal more to older teens than younger readers, though the content itself is not graphic or intense.
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In the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker series, Random, the daughter of Arthur Dent, leaves her remote home planet on the edge of the universe to set out a cross-galactic odyssey in search of her ancestors' native planet. In the fifth volume of the Hitchhiker series, Random, the daughter of Arthur Dent, leaves her remote home planet on the edge of the universe to set out a cross-galactic odyssey in search of her ancestors' native planet.
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- Ford Prefect (Fictitious character)
- Arthur Dent (Fictitious character)
- Interplanetary voyages
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- English literature
- New York Times reviewed
- Humorous stories
- Fantasy
- Science fiction
- Fantastic fiction
- Fiction, science fiction, general
- Prefect, ford (fictitious character), fiction
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ISBN 9780345379337 · Ballantine Books