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Douglas Adams's 5 books · after the third book, in England

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

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Arthur comes home to an Earth that shouldn't exist

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Quick recap

Arthur hitchhikes home and finds the whole Earth there, as if it had never been demolished. In his house, there's a fishbowl engraved with the book's title. He meets Fenchurch, a woman who once had an idea for making the world right, then blacked out and forgot it. The two fall in love, and she learns to fly with him. With Wonko the Sane, they learn that the dolphins left Earth and brought the planet back before they went. Ford turns up again, and the three travel to God's Final Message to His Creation. Marvin, who has been waiting there, reads it, an apology for the inconvenience, and dies happy.

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What changed on screen

  1. Behind the scenesThe editor moved in

    Adams blew so many deadlines that his editor, Sonny Mehta, moved in with him to get the book done. Adams later said he wasn't entirely happy with the result.

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  2. ReferenceAn Apple in Arthur's hands

    Arthur uses an Apple computer to map the stars. It shows how Adams's view of technology had shifted since the previous book.

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