The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — Books timeline

when each title takes place

Douglas Adams's 5 books

the end of Earth and the trip to Magrathea

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyEarth is demolished to make way for a bypass, and Arthur Dent hitches a ride

right after the first book

The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseThe Heart of Gold crew goes out for dinner at the end of time

years after the second book

Life, the Universe and EverythingArthur is back in action to stop an isolated planet from ending the universe

after the third book, in England

So Long, and Thanks for All the FishArthur comes home to an Earth that shouldn't exist

after the fourth book

Mostly HarmlessArthur tries for a quiet life, but the Guide gets a new edition

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