Merging cosmic absurdity with a uniquely British brand of existential satire, the work of this Cambridge-educated humorist redefined the boundaries of science fiction. Best known for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a multimedia phenomenon that began as a BBC Radio 4 series before evolving into a global book franchise, his writing transformed the cold vacuum of space into a playground for p...

Merging cosmic absurdity with a uniquely British brand of existential satire, the work of this Cambridge-educated humorist redefined the boundaries of science fiction. Best known for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a multimedia phenomenon that began as a BBC Radio 4 series before evolving into a global book franchise, his writing transformed the cold vacuum of space into a playground for p...