Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ukma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!hasmed!qusavx!ukma!david From: david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) Newsgroups: net.books,net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Douglas Adams, A new book? Message-ID: <447@ukma.UUCP> Date: Sat, 29-Dec-84 01:02:39 EST Article-I.D.: ukma.447 Posted: Sat Dec 29 01:02:39 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Dec-84 05:18:32 EST References: <2084@uw-june> Organization: Univ. of KY Mathematical Sciences Lines: 34 Xref: watmath net.books:1134 net.sf-lovers:5451 Yeah....It's been done already, but here goes anyway..... The new book is titled "Good bye, and Thanks For All The Fish". It concerns the life of Arthur Dent after he has saved the universe multiple times, and is tired of being a galactic wanderer, and goes back to Earth. Yes, it is still there. I won't tell any more, but will include the obligatory quote that the other reviewer had. THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY, in a moment of reasoned lucidity which is almost unique among its current tally of five million, nine hundred and seventy-three thousand, five hundred and nine pages, says of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation products that 'it is very easy to be blinded to the essential uselessness of them by the sense of achievement you get from getting them to work at all. 'In other words -- and this is the rock-solid principle on which the whole of the Corporation's Galaxywide success is founded -- their fundamental design flaws are completely hidden by their superficial design flaws.' He also meets a girl, falls in love at first sight, and spends many chapters trying to meet up with her again. These scenes go like some scenes in _The Lonely Guy_...... It's a good read. Not sure though if his intent was simply to finish up some loose ends or to start a new storyline. --:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:- David Herron; ARPA-> "ukma!david"@ANL-MCS (Try the arpa address w/ and w/o the quotes, I have had much trouble with both.) UUCP -:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:--:- (follow one of these routes) {ucbvax,unmvax,boulder,research} ! {anlams,anl-mcs} -----\ vvvvvvvvvvv >-!ukma!david {cbosgd!hasmed,mcvax!qtlon,vax135,mddc} ! qusavx -----/ ^^^^^^^^^^^