From: utzoo!decvax!cwruecmp!glassner Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Title: HHGttG and Venus Article-I.D.: cwruecmp.479 Posted: Sun Feb 13 13:33:41 1983 Received: Wed Feb 16 00:51:16 1983 A friend recently lended me a copy of "Venus on the Half-Shell", by "Kilgore Trout" (aka Kurt Vonnegut). She claimed that it was a lot like Hitch-Hiker's Guide, and I have to agree. Although there isn't any question of theft of ideas or characters, the two books seem very similar in tone and style, except that Hitch-Hiker's is much better. I'd be interested in anyone else's views on the subject... Is Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy a sequel to Venus on the Half Shell? -Andrew