And Another Thing…
by Eoin Colfer · first published 2009
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And Another Thing... is the sixth novel in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy. Eight years after the death of its creator, Douglas Adams, widow Jane Belson sanctioned the project to be written by the international number-one bestselling children's writer Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl novels.Belson said of Eoin Colfer, "I love his books and could not think of a better person to transport Arthur, Zaphod, and Marvin to pastures new." Colfer, a fan of Hitchhiker since his school days, said, "Being given the chance to write this book is like sudde
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…into a Hitchhikers book was that Mostly Harmless was quite bleak (I seem to remember claims he intentionally ended it the way he did to prevent being badgered about another sequel): I quite enjoyed "And Another Thing..." by Eoin Colfer, written as a sixth book in the HHGTG series. I read it with some trepidation, but enjoyed it. It wasn't quite the same of course, but he managed to match the style surprisingly well,…
on “JRR Tolkien book Beren and Lúthien published after 100 years” ↗…Holistic Detective Agency, and never really managed to get to the end. I was somewhat disappointed cause I had my expectations up to the Hitchhiker's guide. On the subject of the Hitchhiker's guide, I liked "And Another Thing..." the most(though it was largely written by Eoin Colfer.
on “Ask HN: What are some must read books?” ↗You should! Make sure you pick up the 6th book by Eoin Colfer (of Artemis Fowl fame), 'And Another Thing...' who's actually done a marvelous of picking up the series where it left off after Douglas Adams' extremely unfortunate passing.
on “I Have 50 Dollars” ↗Yes, the fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately-named Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy. The 'final' was meant as a sly dig at Eoin Colfer's addition to the series, "And Another Thing", which attempted to wrap up the story after Adams' death. I read it shortly after release and didn't give it a fair chance.
on “Interstellar object exploded over Earth in 2014, declassified govmt data reveal” ↗…Adams in this thread, I'll mention something I posted a while back, with his writings as example. After Douglas Adams passed away, somebody was tasked to "finish" The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : > And Another Thing... is the sixth and final novel in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Written by Eoin Colfer with the blessing of Douglas Adams' widow Jane Belson Being a rather big fan, I immediately bought…
on “Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science” ↗