The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

First Ballantine Books Edition (1)
  • 4.29 ·
  • 31 Ratings
  • 192 Want to read
  • 11 Currently reading
  • 97 Have read

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today

  • 4.29 ·
  • 31 Ratings
  • 192 Want to read
  • 11 Currently reading
  • 97 Have read

Buy this book

Last edited by MARC Bot
March 7, 2023 | History

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

First Ballantine Books Edition (1)
  • 4.29 ·
  • 31 Ratings
  • 192 Want to read
  • 11 Currently reading
  • 97 Have read

Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a craving for tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle across space powered by pure improbability—and desperately in search of a place to eat.

Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and expert contributor to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex- president of the galaxy; Tricia McMillan, a fellow Earth refugee who's gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, the moody android who suffers nothing and no one very gladly. Their destination? The ultimate hot spot for an evening of apocalyptic entertainment and fine dining, where the food (literally) speaks for itself.

Will they make it? The answer: hard to say. But bear in mind that the Hitchhiker's Guide deleted the term "Future Perfect" from its pages, since it was discovered not to be!
--back cover

Publish Date
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
245

Buy this book

Previews available in: German English

Edition Availability
Cover of: Das restaurant am ende des universums
Das restaurant am ende des universums
2022-06, Kein & Aber
Paperback in German - 6. Auflage
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
2009, Ballantine Books
Trade Paperback in English - 2009 Del Rey trade pbk. ed. (6)
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
2002, Picador
Paperback in English - 2nd printing
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1997?, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books edition (4)
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1995-11, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Ballantine Books Edition (1)
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1987?, Pan Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - printing (40)
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1987?, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books paperback printing (18)
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1984?, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books paperback printing (13)
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1984?, Pan Original
Paperback in English - 31st printing
Cover of: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1982-10, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books paperback printing (1)

Add another edition?

Book Details


Edition Notes

US/CAN

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1980

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6051.D3352 R47 2005

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
245 p. ;
Number of pages
245

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18319346M
ISBN 10
0345391810
ISBN 13
9780345391810
OCLC/WorldCat
33352356, 932046078, 962199629, 910903232, 58524646
Amazon ID (ASIN)
0345391810,
Google
UdPvmAEACAAJ
Library Thing
3420
Goodreads
58595595

Work Description

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy" by Douglas Adams, and is a sequel. It was originally published by Pan Books as a paperback. The book was inspired by the song "Grand Hotel" by British rock band Procol Harum. The book title refers to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, one of the settings of the book.



Also contained in:

Excerpts

The story so far:
In the beginning the Universe was created.
added by Lisa.

first sentence

Links outside Open Library

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON / OPDS | Wikipedia citation
March 7, 2023 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
December 10, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
November 16, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
November 11, 2022 Edited by MARC Bot import existing book
October 15, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Oregon Libraries MARC record.