The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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832 pages · Released May 1, 2002 · Del Rey: Ballantine Books
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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy parent’s guide: what’s inside
LGBTQ+ themes
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A note for parents
The Hitchhiker's Guide is absurdist comedy that uses sci-fi to gently poke fun at life, meaning, and human nature. While there is occasional mild profanity and references to drinking/smoking, violence is comical and consequence-light (planets destroyed off-page, battles described as silly rather than graphic). The humor is clever and often goes over younger readers' heads, making it better for ages 10+, though older teens will appreciate the wit more fully.
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This is the collection of all five of the books in Douglas Adams' famous galaxy exploring trilogy. It follows Arthur Dent and his friends as they travel around the Milky Way meeting strange new cultures and having many entertaining adventures in the search for the meaning of life. ---------- Contains: The Hitch... This is the collection of all five of the books in Douglas Adams' famous galaxy exploring trilogy. It follows Arthur Dent and his friends as they travel around the Milky Way meeting strange new cultures and having many entertaining adventures in the search for the meaning of life. ---------- Contains: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Life, the Universe and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Mostly Harmless Young Zaphod Plays it Safe
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- comic science fiction
- Vogons
- Humorous fiction
- Imaginary voyages
- wit and humour
- Science Fiction
- Interstellar travel
- Fiction
- Interplanetary voyages
- Life on other planets
- Humorous stories
- fantasy fiction
Books in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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ISBN 9780345453747 · Del Rey: Ballantine Books