And Another Thing...

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Published Oct. 12, 2009 by Hyperion.

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978-1-4013-9422-6
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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 suddenly being offered the superpower of your choice. For years I have been finishing this incredible story in my head and now I have the opportunity to do it in the real world."Prepare to be amazed...

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reviewed And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)

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"And Another Thing…" is a Hitchhiker's, alright.

Yet again, it's a book which sings the blues of people's nature, nature's nature, profits, prophets, and even some gods. Don't forget the apoxalyptic coincidences, of course. And Douglas Adams's school uniform (sans the short trousers¹). The book is equipped with an almost-Adamsian wit and a lot of fascinating footnotes, sidenotes and subetherlinks.

I have promised myself that I shall get back to the longer reviews, with me quite liberally sharing the link to my bookwyrm profile with friends, family and the literally-inclined women I talk to on the dating apps². You know, to look substantial. Not that anyone will actually read these reviews, so I should amend it to "to feel substantial". So here are my outtakes.

Eoin (pronounced "Owen"), the author of this book, manages to predict quite well the war fatigue we have observing in the West by describing people …