The Anthology At The End Of The Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors On Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Smart Pop series)

Any Douglas Adam fan will love this book!

The book covers tons of details, from how important food is to the series, to computer design, the meaning of life, the meaning of 42, Marvin's place in the universe, Vogon poetry and even British humor. At under 199 pages, this tiny book seems to cover a lot, but I feel they could have done so much more. There is so much to debate and think about when it comes to Adam's universe that this book barely peeled off the first layer of the massive tome. But maybe we should leave some mystery for future readers to find and enjoy on their own?To list just SOME of the contributors whose work is within these pages we have Stephen Baxter, Susan Sizemore and Adam Roberts.

A little dull. I Understand the sentiment of the book but did not live up to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy greatness

If you like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and feel like it's worthy of serious critical attention then this is about as close are you are going to get. The essays in this book are clearly written with love and admiration for the series and the collection is a fantastic companion to the novels, especially if it's been a while since you've read the books want to have your love for Adams' work renewed. While this book isn't critical analysis it is written by real authors who provide interesting and insightful takes on the material and the impact the series had on our culture. I highly recommend this.

These authors take you through the 5-book Trilogy (although they mostly focus on the first 3 books) in a series of essays. They are all light hearted, but some of them are more serious that others. It also includes a great interview of Douglas Adams from the 80s.I had a lot of fun with the book and remembering my favorite scenes. The essays also helped me see different interpretations of the actions of the characters. I recommend it for the bookshelf of any H2G2 fan!