Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams has written at least 53 books. Their most popular book is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy with 3072 saves with an average rating of 4.24⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres one, asdfsa, and Asdfsa.

mone, asdfsa, and Asdfsa are their most common moods.

Author Bio

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952, educated at Brentwood School, Essex and St John's College, Cambridge where, in 1974 he gained a BA (and later an MA) in English literature.

He was creator of all the various manifestations of *The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series. Since its first airing in March 1978 it has been transformed into a series of best-selling novels, a TV series, a record album, a computer game and several stage adaptations.

*The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's* phenomenal success sent the book straight to Number One in the UK Bestseller List and in 1984 Douglas Adams became the youngest author to be awarded a Golden Pan. He won a further two (a rare feat), and was nominated - though not selected - for the first Best of Young British Novelists awards.

He followed this success with *The Restaurant at the End of the Universe* (1980)*; Life, The Universe and Everything* (1982); *So Long and Thanks for all the Fish* (1984); and *Mostly Harmless* (1992). The first two books in the Hitchhiker series were adapted into a 6 part television series, which was an immediate success when first aired in 1982. Other publications include *Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency* (1987) and *Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul* (1988). In 1984 Douglas teamed up with John Lloyd and wrote *The Meaning of Liff* and after a huge success *The Deeper Meaning of Liff* followed this in 1990). One of Douglas's all-time personal favourites was written in 1990 when he teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine and wrote *Last Chance to See* -- an account of a world-wide search for rare and endangered species of animals.

He sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia and was also a best seller in German, Swedish and many other languages.

Douglas was a founding director of h2g2, formerly The Digital Village, a digital media and Internet company with which he created the 1998 CD-ROM Starship Titanic, a Codie Award-winning (1999) and BAFTA-nominated (1998) adventure game.

Douglas died unexpectedly in May 2001 of a sudden heart attack. He was 49. He had been living in Santa Barbara, California with his wife and daughter, and at the time of his death he was working on the screenplay for a feature film version of Hitchhiker.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
  • Douglas Adams
4.242,178 reads
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
  • Douglas Adams
4.03713 reads
Life, the Universe and Everything
Life, the Universe and Everything
  • Douglas Adams
3.97534 reads
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story
  • Douglas Adams
4.38379 reads
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
  • Douglas Adams
3.88437 reads
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
  • Douglas Adams
3.88296 reads
Mostly Harmless
Mostly Harmless
  • Douglas Adams
3.77336 reads
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
  • Douglas Adams
3.8171 reads
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
  • Douglas Adams
3.6284 reads
Last Chance to See
Last Chance to See
  • Mark Carwardine
  • Douglas Adams
4.3361 reads
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
    3.3545 reads
    The Meaning of Liff
    The Meaning of Liff
    • John Lloyd
    • Douglas Adams
    3.2916 reads
    The Deeper Meaning of Liff
    The Deeper Meaning of Liff
    • Douglas Adams
    • John Lloyd
    3.59 reads
    The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide
    The More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide
    • Douglas Adams
    57 reads
    The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts
    The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts
    • Douglas Adams
    4.756 reads
    Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts
    Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts
    • Douglas Adams
    56 reads
    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
    Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Box Set: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
    • Douglas Adams
    43 reads
    Not a book
    Not a book
    • Douglas Adams
    00 reads
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition
    • Douglas Adams
    2.173 reads
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase
    • Douglas Adams
    55 reads
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Secondary Phase
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Secondary Phase
    • Douglas Adams
    44 reads
    Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 1 of 3
    Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 1 of 3
      42 reads
      The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase
      The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase
      • Douglas Adams
      42 reads
      Doctor Who: Shada
      Doctor Who: Shada
      • Douglas Adams
      4.52 reads
      Restoranas visatos pabaigoje
      Restoranas visatos pabaigoje
      • Douglas Adams
      • Saulius Repečka (Translator)
      51 read
      Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction
      Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction
        00 reads
        Cover 3

        COMPLETE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY BOXSET.

        COMPLETE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY BOXSET.
        • DOUGLAS. ADAMS
        00 reads
        The Hitchhiker' Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series
        The Hitchhiker' Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series
        • Douglas Adams
        • Eoin Colfer
        01 read
        Cover 8

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Authorized Collection
        • John Carnell
        41 read
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase
        • Eoin Colfer
        • Douglas Adams
        41 read
        Douglas Adams, Das Restaurant am Ende des Universums - Comic 2
        Douglas Adams, Das Restaurant am Ende des Universums - Comic 2
        • Douglas Adams
        • Benjamin Schwarz (Translator)
        41 read
        Cover 4

        The Lost Chapters of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

        The Lost Chapters of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        Cover 4

        Starship Titanic

        Starship Titanic
        • Terry Jones
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        Cover 7

        Douglas Adams' the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

        Douglas Adams' the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: the Authorized Collection
        • John Carnell
        • Steve Leialoha
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        Cover 6

        The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

        The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts
        • Douglas Adams
        51 read
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Quandary Phase
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Quandary Phase
        • Douglas Adams
        51 read
        Cover 6

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams Live in Concert
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts: Tertiary, Quandary & Quintessential Phases
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts: Tertiary, Quandary & Quintessential Phases
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        City of Death
        City of Death
        • Douglas Adams
        41 read
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future: Douglas Adams and the digital world
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future: Douglas Adams and the digital world
        • Douglas Adams
        41 read
        Cover 6

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts
        • Douglas Adams
        01 read
        Cover 6

        Das Leben, das Universum & der ganze Rest/Mach's gut, & danke für den Fisch

        Das Leben, das Universum & der ganze Rest/Mach's gut, & danke für den Fisch
        • Douglas Adams
        01 read
        Cover 6

        Restauracja na końcu wszechświata. Życie, wszechświat i cała reszta

        Restauracja na końcu wszechświata. Życie, wszechświat i cała reszta
        • Douglas Adams
        • Paweł Wieczorek (Translator)
        01 read
        Cover 1

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Further Radio Scripts

        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Further Radio Scripts
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        Shada. Doctor Who
        Shada. Doctor Who
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts Volume 2
        The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts Volume 2
        • Douglas Adams
        00 reads
        Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Book 1 of 3
        Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Book 1 of 3
          00 reads
          Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
          Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
          • Douglas Adams
          00 reads
          Doctor Who: City of Death
          Doctor Who: City of Death
          • Douglas Adams
          00 reads
          The Private Life of Genghis Khan
          The Private Life of Genghis Khan
          • Douglas Adams
          00 reads
          Novels (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Restaurant at the End of the Universe / Life, the Universe and Everything / So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish)
          Novels (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Restaurant at the End of the Universe / Life, the Universe and Everything / So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish)
          • Douglas Adams
          00 reads