The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
First edition
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| Author | Douglas Adams |
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| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Language | English |
| Series | Hitchhiker's Guide |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Pan Books |
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Publication date
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October 1980 (UK) January 1981 (US) |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) Audio book |
| Pages | 208 (paperback edition) |
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| OCLC | 33352356 |
| Preceded by | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| Followed by | Life, the Universe and Everything |
October 1980 (UK)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, ) 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. It takes its name from Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, one of the settings of the book.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe begins just as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ended. Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, and Zaphod Beeblebrox have just left the planet Magrathea when they are attacked by a Vogon ship. They find they are unable to use the Improbability drive to escape, as Arthur has accidentally jammed the computer with a simple request for a cup of tea which proved a rather difficult problem. Luckily, an ancestor of Zaphod's, Zaphod Beeblebrox the Fourth, saves them.
Zaphod and Marvin vanish, and reappear at the offices of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy editorial building on Ursa Minor Beta. They are looking for Zarniwoop, who has gone on an intergalactic cruise in his office via his virtual universe. Arthur, Trillian and Ford are unaware of any of this, knowing only that the computer has been shut down, and only having received a message from a stalling Nutrimatic that says "Wait."
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