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Rediscover the definitive companion to Douglas Adam's life
work, available in hardback for the first time. This book
celebrates the life of Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck
in 1971, had an idea that became the Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy - the radio series that started it all, the five
book series, the TV series, almost film and everything that
followed...
I
was fortunate enough to hear Douglas Adams give one of his
last public speeches at a conference in Cannes in 2001. I
have to admit to not really being a huge fan before seeing
him speak. Sure I'd heard the original radio drama of The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
and thought it was pretty good, but I always thought it was
rather over rated. He seemed to have done nothing much of
interest before or after Hitchhiker's (apart from some
work on Doctor Who and the short lived Dirk Gently
series) and he seemed to be a one trick pony, spinning out
the same material again and again - which is also why I have
never really been a huge fan of Terry Pratchett.
However,
I found Adams to be an extremely funny speaker and realised
that maybe, just maybe, I had misjudged him. So impressed
was I with the man's ability to spin a good yarn that I went
out and re-bought the Hitchhiker's books and even picked
up an earlier edition of this biography.
I
have to admit I couldn't read this book quick enough on my
first read through and rereading this over two years later
it is still as entertaining. There are a few additions in
this reprint which make this an essential purchase for Adams'
fans. There are an additional 20 pages of new material, including
information on The Salmon of Doubt, a posthumous volume
of previously unpublished work. It's worth pointing out here
that these additions are the work of David K Dickson and M
J Simpson.
If,
like me two years ago, you have always liked The Hitchhiker's
Guide, but never really thought that Adams was anything
other than a lucky author who had one good story in him and
then he was burnt out... All I can say is read this book and
you'll realise that in May of 2001 the UK lost one of its
funniest writers, prematurely.
Darren Rea
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