And Another Thing... 6th Hitchhiker's novel out now / on Book at Bedtime from tonight

krish · 12-10-2009, 10:38 AM

Blimey, only just heard about this new authorised sixth HHGTTG novel
- Eoin Colfer was given permission by Douglas' widow to pen a new installment to the "trilogy"

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And Another Thing... (novel) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Unlike the previous Hitchhiker's works, the title is not a quotation from the first novel, but taken from the third chapter of So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, where it appears in the following passage:

“ The storm had now definitely abated, and what thunder there was now grumbled over more distant hills, like a man saying "And another thing…" twenty minutes after admitting he's lost the argument. ”

Online prices: And Another Thing ...: Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part Six of Three (Hitchhikers Guide 6) Book

Radio 4's Book at Bedtime is airing an abridged version, in 10 parts, nightly from tonight, read by Stephen Mangan and Peter Serafinowicz ...

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Not sure how I feel about this yet, but am looking forward to listening on the radio and will certainly have to read the book

Alan CD · 12-10-2009, 1:17 PM

Good post - lots of info.

They tried this with the James Bond books after Ian Fleming died.....did'nt work.

Toasty · 13-10-2009, 12:54 PM

Yes, I heard rumours of this and now its here. Not sure I could bring myself to read them. I loved Douglas Adams work.

SyStemDeMoN · 13-10-2009, 4:02 PM

Well after listening to the 15 minutes worth last nite, I was quite pleased.

I will definatley be catching tonights broadcast.

krish · 13-10-2009, 5:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SyStemDeMoN

Well after listening to the 15 minutes worth last nite, I was quite pleased.

I will definatley be catching tonights broadcast.

iPlayer links for all 10 episodes (up to Fri 23 Oct 2009), playable after broadcast for 7 days:

SyStemDeMoN · 14-10-2009, 2:52 PM

WOW thanx Krish