书名：Douglas Adams Picador Boxset-The Hitchhiker Trilogy Boxset银河系搭车客指南五册盒装全集

作者：Douglas Adams 

出版社名称：Pan 

出版时间：2020

语种：英语 

ISBN：9781529044195 

商品尺寸：13.6 x 8.1 x 20.6 cm

包装：盒装

页数：（以实物为准）

《银河系搭车客指南》系列被西方科幻读者奉为“科幻圣经”之一。由于它的突出成就，国际小行星管理委员会甚至还将一颗小行星命名为亚瑟邓特——该系列的主人公。

这本小说也特别有趣，处处充满了英式幽默，笑点非常充足，冷笑话满天飞。

为什么生命、宇宙以及一切的答案是42？

为什么毛巾是对一个星际漫游者来说有用的东西？

但在天马行空、十分无厘头的剧情之下，又有些地方非常有哲理与思辨性。

如果哪一天，地球真的要毁灭了，记住《银河系漫游指南》封面上用大而友善的字母写下的忠告吧：Don't Panic.

One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius -- David Walliams

Dazzlingly inventive -- Caitlin Moran

Really entertaining and fun -- John Cleese

突如其来的寂静笼罩了地球。这事实上比噪音更加可怕。有一会儿，什么也没有发生。

巨大的飞船一动不动地挂在空中，覆盖了地球上的每个国家。

在黯然退场之前，地球首先被改造成了最终极的声音重放器件，这是有史以来建造过的最伟大的播音系统。但伴之而来的不是演奏会，不是音乐，没有开场号曲，而仅仅是一条简短的信息。

“地球人注意了。”一个声音说，这声音堪称完美，仿佛来自四声道系统，完美得无懈可击，失真度低得能让勇敢的男人洒下眼泪。

“这里是银河超空间规划委员会。诸位无疑已经知道，银河系边远地区的开发规划要求建造一条穿过贵恒星系的超空间快速通道，令人遗憾的是，贵行星属于计划中预定毁灭的星球之一。毁灭过程将在略少于贵地球时间两分钟后开始。谢谢合作。”

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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 rather a lot to cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun. The Galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it’s very hard to get a cup of tea.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains–'Where shall we have dinner?' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about.

Life, the Universe and Everything

Following a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It's not an easy thing to do, and Arthur Dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick–until he meets Fenchurch, the woman of his dreams. Fenchurch once realized how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she's forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God's Final Message to His Creation, they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it . . .

Mostly Harmless

Arthur Dent has settled down on the small planet Lamuella and has embraced his role as a Sandwich Maker. However, his plans for a quiet life are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There's nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe. After all–he's encountered most of them before.

道格拉斯·亚当斯（Douglas Adams，1952—2001），英国著名的科幻小说作家，也是幽默讽刺文学的代表人物、第1个成功结合喜剧和科幻的作家，同时他也是一位广播剧作家和音乐家。他以《银河系搭车客指南》系列出名，这部作品以广播剧起家，后来发展成包括五本书的“三部曲”，拍成电视连续剧。这个系列被西方科幻读者奉为“科幻圣经”之一。由于《银河系搭车客指南》系列小说的突出成就，国际小行星管理委员会甚至还将一颗小行星命名为亚瑟·邓特——该系列的主人公。

2001年，亚当斯因心脏病猝发离世——此前正在与好莱坞制片商合作，共同将《银河系搭车客指南》搬上银幕。2005年4月29日，由迪斯尼公司拍摄的《银河系搭车客指南》正式公映。首映周便获得2170多万美元，成为当周北美票房之冠。

Douglas Adamswas born in Cambridge in March 1952 and was educated at Brentwood School, Essex, before attending St. John’s College, Cambridge, where he received a B.A. and later an M.A. in English literature. A writer for radio, television, and theater, he was the creator of all the various manifestations of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Galaxy, which started as a radio show and then became a series of novels, a TV show, an album, a computer game, and several stage adaptations. Adams died on May 11, 2001.