Life, the Universe, and Everything

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 3

De: Douglas Adams

Narrado por: Martin Freeman

“Wild satire.... The feckless protagonist, Arthur Dent, is reminiscent of Vonnegut heroes.” (Chicago Tribune)

The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads - so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.

They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vice president of the Campaign for Real Time, who travels in a ship powered by irrational behavior; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-president of the galaxy; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox.

How will it all end? Will it end? Only this stalwart crew knows as they try to avert "universal" Armageddon and save life as we know it - and don't know it!

“Adams is one of those rare treasures: an author who, one senses, has as much fun writing as one has reading.” (Arizona Daily Star)

Listen to the rest of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy".

Want to learn more about the new Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie? Listen to this interview with Robbie Stamp, close friend of Douglas Adams and executive producer of the film.

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Absurd and Amazing

I read this series many years ago, hearing Martin Freeman read it actually sounds better than the subvocalization voice in my head.

The only issue with this or any of the other audiobooks in this series is the chapter breaks.

Improbably probable

Wonderfully and improbable book.
But that's the fun of it!
I sure enjoyed it a lot.

Martin Freeman sucks.

How could a narrator hear what's been done before, then give zaphod an american accent?

bowl of petunias

The explanation of the bowl of petunias was hilarious I was laughing so hard. chapter 16

mind expansion

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is full of satire and play on words. It will expand your mind and give you a different view on the word; not to mention the enormous amount of comedy that will be sure to put a smile on your face. I would recommend any of these books to someone looking for a good read/listen.

Martin Freeman is amazing

An awesome fun adventure book full on wonderful nonsense and interesting perspectives and performed brilliantly by the narrator

Adams is awesome

Just wish the audio didn't utilize music in spots. Makes me think the book is at an end.

needs a better reader, a voice more diverse skill

needs more drama, not in keeping with the same caliber of the original work

A continuation to a great story

Certainly entertaining, i have been listening to this for hours and truly enjoying the story

A great third book!

I wasn’t all that thrilled with book 2- loved book 1 though. This one I went into a little skeptical but in the end I thought it was far better than I would have thought. Maybe better than 1 but if not… dang near.