The "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is a sort of hand-held
encyclopedia which includes an entry for every
planet of the
galaxy, or as least every one that has been reviewed. The Guide puts out new editions periodically.
Ford Prefect first ended up on
Earth as a reviewer for the guide. (He was
stranded here for a number of years.) In one
alternate universe, his entire entry on our world was reduce by
editorial intervention to the words "
Mostly Harmless".
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a series of books about the Hitchhiker's Guide, by the
insanely
funny Douglas Adams. This five book long trilogy (as it is known) was first produced as a
radio show, and part of it was later made into a movie. Here are the titles of the books in the series:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseLife, the Universe, and Everything
So Long and Thanks for all the Fish
Mostly Harmless
Again, I cannot emphasize enough how DAMN funny these books are. I want to reread them just
thinking about them...