320 pages |Hardcover

A beautifully illustrated edition of theNew York Timesbestselling classic, timed to celebrate the pivotal 42nd anniversary of the original publicationwith never-before-seen illustrations by award winner Chris Riddell

Nominated as one of Americas best-loved novels by PBSsThe Great American Read

Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition ofThe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxywho, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.

Together, this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by a galaxyful of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebroxthe two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian (formerly Tricia McMillan), Zaphods girlfriend, whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens hes bought over the years.

Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? For all the answers, stick your thumb to the stars!