So long, and thanks for all the fish

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Hardcover, 204 pages

English language

Published March 5, 1985 by Harmony Books.

ISBN:
978-0-517-55439-5
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OCLC Number:
11235977

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4 stars (3 reviews)

Preceded by: [Life, the Universe and Everything][1]

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy" written by Douglas Adams. Its title is the message left by the dolphins when they departed Planet Earth just before it was demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, as described in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Followed by: [Mostly Harmless][3]

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[1]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163716W [2]: www.douglasadams.com/creations/0671745530.html [3]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163718W [4]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163692W [5]: openlibrary.org/works/OL2163713W

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4 stars

I did feel, with Life, the Universe and Everything, that the series was starting to lose it's way somewhat. With this book, though, Adams gets solidly back on track.



It's very different to what has gone before, and this is very much to the book's advantage. Arthur is more of a character this time around and there's visible plot.



So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is still very much a Hitchhiker's book, but it also demonstrates the value in a series taking the occasional left turn.

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Subjects

  • Prefect, Ford (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Dent, Arthur (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
  • Interplanetary voyages -- Fiction