The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams · 1979

Seconds before Earth is demolished, Arthur Dent is rescued by a researcher for the galaxy's most remarkable book. Don't panic.

Books mentioned in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1)

• Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Books that mention The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (6)

• Zero to One by Peter Thiel: “The geek classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy even explains the founding of our planet as a reaction against salesmen.”
• Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance: “He listed The Lord of the Rings, Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, and Robert Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress as some of his favorites, alongside The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”
• Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan: “He holds up Penumbra's single copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.”
• Among Others by Jo Walton: “I read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in bed last night.”
• The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri: “He would have preferred The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, or even another copy of The Hobbit”
• Quichotte by Salman Rushdie: “Douglas Adams, the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, had died after going to the gym as everyone in California was obliged to do by the state's unwritten laws.”