Do you know the ultimate question in the universe ? for which there is a supposedly simple anwser..
Everybody has ultimate’s, to the hungry is when they will get their next meal, to the mega rich, how farther rich he can become, to the hopelessly depressed, the question would be when will it all end .. and so on and so forth.
But just imagine a situation where the answer to the ultimate question is 42 .. The author has weaved a stupendous story based on such a cryptical position to epic proportions.
’’The GUIDE’’ as the fans call it was commisioned as a radio show on BBC in the UK during the 1970’s. Those were the days when Star Trek and Star Wars reigned supreme and man had just landed on the moon.
In an already charged environment, here comes a science fiction show that redefines the whole nature of space as something more farcical than the situation at earth.
It angered many, but it slowly built a cult following, the average joe, the hero Arthur Dent, his alien compadre Ford Prefect, the Galactic President Zaphod Beeblebrox, his ’’humanoid’’ girl friend Tricia Macmillan or Trillian form a strange but enchanting team and they lead you to one after the another adventure.
A socio-political satire cum sci fi novel, The guide and all the sequels to it have been enthralling generations of sci fi fans through out the world.
Read it to believe it