Authorship: Douglas Adams
Publish Year: 1986 (First omnibus edition)
Total Chapters : 145 Chapters (across 5 novels)
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Cast of Characters
Primary Characters:
Arthur Dent - A reluctant, tea-deprived human and the sole survivor of Earth’s destruction.
Ford Prefect - A researcher for the Guide and Arthur’s close friend; originally from a small planet in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.
Zaphod Beeblebrox - The two-headed, three-armed semi-cousin of Ford Prefect and the narcissistic President of the Galaxy.
Trillian (Tricia McMillan) - An astrophysicist and the only other human survivor; she left Earth with Zaphod prior to its demolition.
Marvin the Paranoid Android - A brilliant but chronically depressed robot with a "brain the size of a planet."
The Guide - An electronic encyclopedia containing all knowledge and wisdom; often noted for having the words "DON'T PANIC" on its cover.
Supplementary Characters:
Slartibartfast - A Magrathean designer of planets who won an award for his work on the Norwegian fjords.
Prostate Vogon Jeltz - The bureaucratic and unpleasant commander of the Vogon Constructor Fleet.
Eddie - The over-optimistic and cheerful shipboard computer of the Heart of Gold.
Random Dent - The cynical daughter of Arthur Dent and Trillian (introduced in later books).
The Dish of the Day - A genetically engineered bovine creature that wants to be eaten at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Fenchurch - A woman Arthur meets on Earth who finally understands what went wrong with the world.
Deep Thought - A supercomputer designed to calculate the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.
Loonquawl and Phouchg - The programmers who spent their lives waiting for Deep Thought's answer.
The Ruler of the Universe - A man living in a shack with his cat who unknowingly governs everything.
Hotblack Desiato - A rock star and keyboard player for the band Disaster Area who is spending a year dead for tax reasons.
Wowbagger, the Infinitely Prolonged - An immortal being who has decided to spend his eternity insulting everyone in the universe in alphabetical order.
Thor - The Norse God of Thunder who makes various appearances, often looking for a good time or a fight.