In this fourth book of “the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy, Arthur is back on Earth. However, the question is how can Arthur be on Earth if it was destroyed 8 years ago? Arthur just thinks he is losing his mind. All the earthlings think that the destruction of Earth was a hallucination because there is an Earth now but a curious Fenchurch convinces Arthur to help her figure out if something fishy is going on.

If you noticed, this book series is a trilogy but has five books. That’s because Adams was never going to write the last 2 books but he did, and many people say that he should of never wrote them. I disagree. This book has a great plot that leaves the reader thinking “How can the Earth be there if it was destroyed 8 years ago?” The plot fascinates the reader and a new character is introduced in this book, Fenchurch. Ford and Marvin come into this book but not until about 75% through. Zaphod and Trillain are nowhere to be seen and are mentioned in this whole book on only about half a page. The book did drag a little in the beginning. When I first opened this book, I wanted to close it immediately. The third book left on a cliff hanger and that cliff hanger is completely ignored in the beginning of this book. I had to give Adams a chance though and I am glad I did because the cliff hanger picks up about half way through the book. This book had Adam’s distinctive humor and a great plot. My biggest complaint though, is the lack of Zaphod and Trillian. This book is the only book so far in this “trilogy” that did not leave on a cliff hanger. It ends with what seems to be a preview of some story but then says “There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler’s mind.” This is probably a preview of the next book (and the last book in this “trilogy”), Mostly Harmless.