And Another Thing…
Picking up from last weeks post on sequels not written by the author, I thought I’d talk about a book I’ve seen advertised all over the place this week. It’s a follow up to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, originally written by Douglas Adams.
The first few books were adapted from a BBC radio series of the same name, but were arguably much more popular than the series. I first discovered them when I was at school, and I really loved them; reading all 5 in a matter of months. They were clever, engaging, and often hilarious. So understandably I am really excited that another sequel is coming out.
Unfortunately Douglas Adams passed away in 2001, while working on plans for a sixth book, so writing duties have been taken over by Eoin Colfer, the author of the Artemis Fowl series of books. I’ve never actually read those books, and I’m probably a bit old for them now…, but I’ve heard really good things, and I’m sure that the new author will do a good job of continuing Douglas Adams’ legacy.
The book is called ‘And Another Thing…’, and its coming out on the 12th October; the 30th anniversary of the first book. I haven’t been able to find any information on my travels about plot or anything like that, but then I wouldn’t want to spoil it for you anyway!
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I’m going to try and get a copy soon after it comes out, so check back for a review in a couple of weeks. If you haven’t read any Hitchhikers Guide books, I really recommend you try them out; they are genuinely brilliant. I just hope the new one can live up to my expectations.
Are you a fan? If so, how do you feel about it being taken over by a different author? Let me know what you think of the book if you read it below.
I only ever read the first Hitchhikers book, and that was a very long time ago so I probably won’t read this, but The Artemis books are worth reading, even as an adult! Bit of a light read, but funny. Both me and my son have read them, but we both laugh at different things!