Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.

When the Earth is destroyed a Vogon Demolition Fleet to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent joins his friend Ford Prefect (who turns out to be a researcher for an electronic reference guide called the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) for a galactic voyage on which they meet Marvin, a depressed paranoid android, Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed ex-President of the Galaxy, and a familiar girl, Trillian. Their journey takes them from the remains of Earth to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.—Exo

Arthur Dent awakes one morning and finds his house is going to be demolished, but for Arthur the demolition of his house is only the beginning. His friend, eccentric Ford Prefect reveals to Arthur he is not a human but an alien from a planet called Betelgeuse, and is a researcher for a electronic book called "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy." Ford saves Arthur when the Earth is destroyed by the Vogans to begin construction of a new hyperspace bypass. Joined by Ford's cousin, Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed hippie and former President of the Galaxy, the intelligent and sexy Trillian, and Marvin, a depressed paranoid android, Arthur and Ford embark on a galactic adventure, which leads them to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and the true reason for the creation of Earth and the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything.—Daniel Williamson

Arthur Dent is having one of those days when you have trouble taking in all the information you get. He hardly has time to take in the fact that his friend Ford Prefect wasn't born on Earth before he learns that the Earth is going to be destroyed. He hardly has time to take in the fact that he has just been thrown into the vacuum of space when he learns that he's on a hijacked spaceship with a galactic celebrity. His adventures bring him to Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, where he has time to go over his quest to find the meaning of life during dinner, until a time travel accident lands him and Ford back on Earth, with no companion but the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is in for one hell of a ride.—radioactiveand