The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is full of the unexpected. A book like no other, it has the words 'Don't Panic' printed largely on the back cover.

In this story, it tells the tale of Arthur Dent, an earthling with no intention of being anywhere else but his house. Yet, one morning he finds himself in a spot of trouble and the next thing he knows, his planet is destroyed. He, luckily enough, has a clever alien friend, Ford Prefect who hitches a ride on many dangerous, galactic space-ships.

They get a ride on The Heart Of Gold where Zaphod Beeblebrox is cruising around the planets he owns. From there, Arthur Dent learns many shocking things about earth, and how mice happened to be experimenting on the humans.

A sci-fi book, packed full of adventure and humour, it made me think about all of the universe and how we were created. I would recommend it to anyone, aged 12+. It also has 4 other sequels to it and I am now on the 2nd one, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

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