Life, the Universe and Everything
1982 • 224 pages

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Life, the Universe and Everything is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction "trilogy" by British writer Douglas Adams. The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.


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Also contained in:

- [Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts][1]
- [Hitchhiker's Trilogy](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163696W)
- [More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide][2]
- [Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163706W)

[1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163692W
[2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163713W

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 9-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Douglas Adams and Eoin Colfer.

#1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
#2
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
#3
Life, the Universe and Everything
#4
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
#4.5
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
#5
Mostly Harmless
#6
And Another Thing...
#6
And Another Thing...

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Martin Freeman is incredible at reading the audiobooks of these. Legendary performance.

Enjoyed the last quarter. There was a big lull in the middle.

Lacked the pace of the first book, and the fun characters of the 2nd book. Good tho :)

June 19, 2021

Remains the most definitive work ever written on the game of cricket.

July 30, 2021

This one has more of what you would call a plot. My favorite of the series after #1.

December 26, 2017

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