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Don't Panic
- Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Narrated by: Simon Jones, Neil Gaiman
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Now in audiobook for the first time ever! Read by Simon Jones, the original “Arthur Dent,” and written by number one New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, Don’t Panic is the definitive chronicle of all things Hitchhiker!
First published in 1986 and updated several times since, Don’t Panic is in an in-depth exploration of Douglas Adams’s cultural phenomenon The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - from its beginnings as a UK radio series, to its expansion into a wildly popular book trilogy, and onto incarnations in various media including stage, records, film, computer games, and even, um, tea towels.
Don’t Panic was the first book by internationally best-selling author Neil Gaiman, written early in his writing career when he worked as a freelance journalist in his native England. Voiced by renowned actor Simon Jones - “Arthur Dent” himself - and with a new introduction written and read by Neil Gaiman, Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy audio edition is the ultimate version of this beloved work.
Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Psamathos
- 2023-09-09
Awesome listen
Very interesting and entertaining. Simon Jones was great, and the parts where he was reading about what Douglas Adams said about him made me laugh out loud. As a big fan of the original radio series, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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- Matthew
- 2023-10-13
Awesome book for fans
I’ve been a fan of Adams since I was young and first got a chance to hear the radio broadcasts. I’ve read the books, seen the series, and watched the movie. This really put everything in a new context and made me appreciate everything more.
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- Ronstersaurus_Rex
- 2023-10-18
Fascinating
Fascinating and touching peek into the universe behind The Hitchhiker's Guide and Douglas Adams. The appendices are particularly interesting.
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