The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams is getting new covers on its five novels.
And just in time for the release of the sixth book in the trilogy, And Another Thing… by Eoin Colfer!
It was a sad shock when I discovered that Douglas Adams had passed on to that great salmon in the sky. I was a bookseller in 2001 and it shook our store to its core. He was only 49 years old and had a plethora of hilarious stories to yet tell. There have only been a handful of writers who made me laugh continuously while reading a book—Terry Pratchett and David Sedaris being the other two of the the trifecta—and Mr. Adams sat atop that triangle. He will forever be one of the best comedic and satiric writers of our time.
I’m happy to see these new covers. Sometimes getting books into a new generation of readers is about re-packaging them and making them salient once more.
Here are the new covers in their salmony delight:
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If you haven’t read these books and want something light and fun to read, definitely give these a try. You won’t regret it.
Wait a minute... when I visited this site when the covers were first posted, they were amateurish.
Am I really in a plural-zed zone, or did you alter the post?
(And when will someone re-issue the graphic novels?)
Nah, I would NEVER alter a post.
*goes and eats some salmon inserted with a panic button*
Yes, they were the wrong covers. I grabbed the wrong ones and tried to change them as fast as I could. You caught me. ;)