Additional Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy may have started
out as a BBC radio series, but it didn't end there. In fact, it
didn't even set down and rest for a bit. Adams wrote the original
scripts for the first series, submitted them, and was given to
go-ahead to create the series. But, between the page and the microphone,
some changes got made.
Some of what he wrote either could not be produced for radio,
was too visual, or just got misplaced. Or, he thought of something
better. The following are books filled with the original scriptsthe
way Douglas Adams wrote themor about the whole Hitchhiker's
Guide saga.
Although all have been available, some are out of print (used
bookstore time, again!)
These are really good books and are a plus for anyone who has
enjoyed any of the versions of the Guide.
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I have two versions of this book.
I got both from US bookstores. This is the cover of the first
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This is the cover of the 10th Anniversary
Edition of the same book. |
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This is a very good book written by Neil Gaiman (also see
Good Omens) and not
only tells the story behind the story, it also helps to
set right all of the chronologicality of the development
of the different versions of the story (I almost forgot
the LP record versions which have some differences.)
Originally published in 1988, this recently went out of
print. According to Amazon.com, even the publisher is out
of stock. So, its off the to used book emporium (or online
ordering from some place such as
Powells Books)
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Remember, there are other books by Douglas Adams (and/or Terry
Jones) that you might like to read. They
can be found here:
All covers are and remain
the copyright of the artist or artists who originally gave
them life. Unless, that is, some publisher paid them a few
pounds more to buy the rights away. I have not obtained
permission to replicate them, but hope that these fine individuals
and international conglomerates recognize that I am just
trying to help promote interest (and sales) in their books
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