Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Writer: Douglas Adams Date: First published in 1980 with Pan Books Place: London Summary 'The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy' is the first novel in a series of books based on the radio series of the same name, also written by Douglas Adams. It is followed by 'The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe', 'So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish' and 'Mostly Harmless'. The radio series has …showed first 75 words of 1784 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1784 total…the history of a planet or how an improbability drive works. <Tab/>One of the themes in Wrack is the idea that nature has power over humanity, being able to cause death and destruction at its own whims. This can be compared to the way that the characters in Hitchhikers are at the mercy of the Infinite Improbability Drive, a complex system that decides the destiny of those in its web.