Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, England on March 11th, 1952 and passed away at the age of 49 on May 11th, 2001.

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Douglas Adams Stats: The highest rated book by Douglas Adams on Book Notification is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first novel in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series. The second-highest rated book is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy #2).

The most read book by Douglas Adams on Book Notification is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first novel in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series. The second most read book is The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy #2).

Below is a complete list of Douglas Adams books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Douglas Adams is the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Series.

List of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Books in Publication Order

A man saved from Earth's destruction journeys through space with his friends.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.6
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1979
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2
8.4
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
1980
Go
3
8.3
Life, the Universe and Everything
1982
Go
4
8.1
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
1984
Go
5
8
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe
1986
6
7.9
Mostly Harmless
1992
Go
7
10
Live in Concert
1994
Go
8
10
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1996
Go
9
6.9
And Another Thing... (By: Eoin Colfer)
2009
Go
10
10
Secondary Phase
2018
Go
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List of Dirk Gently Books in Publication Order

A holistic detective uses the interconnectedness of all things to solve crimes.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
1987
Go
2
7.7
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
1988
Go
3
7.8
The Salmon of Doubt
2002
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Starship Titanic
1997
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are Last Chance to See, The Meaning of Liff, and The Deeper Meaning of Liff.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Not 1982
1981
Go
2
8.7
The Meaning of Liff (With: John Lloyd)
1983
Go
3
8.7
Last Chance to See (With: Mark Carwardine)
1990
Go
4
8
The Deeper Meaning of Liff (With: John Lloyd)
1990
Go
5
8
42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams
2023
Go

List of Doctor Who: Target Collection Books in Publication Order

New Doctors and companions face alien threats across time and space.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Paradise Towers (By: Stephen Wyatt)
2012
Go
2
10
Doctor Who and The Pirate Planet (With: James Goss)
2017
Go
3
The Christmas Invasion (By: Jenny Colgan)
2018
Go
4
10
The Day of the Doctor (By: Steven Moffat)
2018
Go
5
10
Doctor Who and the Time War (By: Russell T. Davies)
2018
6
10
Rose (By: Russell T. Davies)
2018
Go
7
10
Resurrection of the Daleks (By: Eric Saward)
2019
Go
8
10
Revelation of the Daleks (By: Eric Saward)
2019
Go
9
The Crimson Horror (By: Mark Gatiss)
2020
Go
10
10
Dalek (By: Robert Shearman)
2021
Go
11
10
The Witchfinders (By: Joy Wilkinson)
2021
Go
12
The Stones of Blood (By: David Fisher)
2022
Go
13
10
Planet of the Ood (By: Keith Temple)
2023
Go
14
10
The Zygon Invasion (By: Peter Harness)
2023
Go
15
10
Kerblam! ( By: Pete McTighe)
2023
Go
16
10
Warriors’ Gate and Beyond (By: Stephen Gallagher)
2023
Go
17
Evil of the Daleks ( By: Frazer Hines)
2023
Go
18
The Giggle (By: James Goss)
2023
Go
19
Wild Blue Yonder (By: Mark Morris)
2024
Go
20
Rogue (By: Kate Herron, Briony Redman)
2024
Go
21
73 Yards (By: Scott Handcock)
2024
Go
22
Space Babies (By: Alison Rumfitt)
2024
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List of Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures Books in Publication Order

The Doctor and Sam travel through time and space.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Who Killed Kennedy (By: David Bishop, James Stevens)
1996
Go
2
10
The Eight Doctors (By: Terrance Dicks)
1997
Go
3
10
Seeing I (By: Jonathan Blum)
1997
Go
4
10
Vampire Science (By: Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum)
1997
Go
5
10
The Bodysnatchers (By: Mark Morris)
1997
Go
6
Genocide (By: Justin Richards)
1997
Go
7
War of the Daleks (By: John Peel)
1997
Go
8
10
Kursaal (By: Peter Anghelides)
1997
Go
9
10
Alien Bodies (By: Lawrence Miles)
1997
Go
10
Option Lock (By: Justin Richards)
1998
Go
11
10
Longest Day (By: Michael Collier)
1998
Go
12
Legacy of the Daleks (By: John Peel)
1998
Go
13
10
Dreamstone Moon (By: Paul Leonard)
1998
Go
14
Placebo Effect (By: Gary Russell)
1998
Go
15
10
Vanderdeken's Children (By: Christopher Bulis)
1998
Go
16
The Scarlet Empress (By: Paul Magrs)
1998
Go
17
10
The Janus Conjunction (By: Trevor Baxendale)
1998
Go
18
10
Beltempest (By: Jim Mortimore)
1998
Go
19
10
The Face-Eater (By: Simon Messingham)
1999
Go
20
10
The Taint / Doctor Who and the Taint (By: Michael Collier)
1999
Go
21
Demontage (By: Justin Richards)
1999
Go
22
10
Revolution Man (By: Paul Leonard)
1999
Go
23
10
Dominion (By: Nick Walters)
1999
Go
24
10
Unnatural History (By: Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum)
1999
Go
25
Autumn Mist (By: David A. McIntee)
1999
Go
26
10
Interference, Book One: Shock Tactic (By: Lawrence Miles)
1999
Go
27
10
Interference, Book Two: The Hour of the Geek (By: Lawrence Miles)
1999
Go
28
The Blue Angel (By: Paul Magrs, Jeremy Hoad)
1999
Go
29
10
The Taking of Planet 5 (By: Simon Bucher-Jones, Mark Clapham)
1999
Go
30
10
Frontier Worlds (By: Peter Anghelides)
1999
Go
31
10
Parallel 59 (By: Stephen Cole, Natalie Dallaire)
2000
Go
32
The Shadows of Avalon (By: Paul Cornell)
2000
Go
33
10
The Fall of Yquatine (By: Nick Walters)
2000
Go
34
10
Coldheart (By: Trevor Baxendale)
2000
Go
35
10
The Space Age (By: Steve Lyons)
2000
Go
36
The Banquo Legacy (By: Justin Richards, Andy Lane)
2000
Go
37
The Burning (By: Justin Richards)
2000
Go
38
10
The Ancestor Cell (By: Stephen Cole, Peter Anghelides)
2000
Go
39
10
Casualties of War (By: Steve Emmerson)
2000
Go
40
10
The Turing Test (By: Paul Leonard)
2000
Go
41
10
Endgame (By: Terrance Dicks)
2000
Go
42
10
Grimm Reality (By: Simon Bucher-Jones, Kelly Hale)
2001
Go
43
10
Father Time (By: Lance Parkin)
2001
Go
44
10
Escape Velocity (By: Colin Brake)
2001
Go
45
10
Vanishing Point (By: Stephen Cole)
2001
Go
46
Earthworld (By: Jacqueline Rayner)
2001
Go
47
10
Eater of Wasps ( By: Trevor Baxendale)
2001
Go
48
10
The Year of Intelligent Tigers (By: Kate Orman)
2001
Go
49
10
The Slow Empire (By: Dave Stone)
2001
Go
50
10
Dark Progeny (By: Steve Emmerson)
2001
Go
51
10
The City of the Dead (By: Lloyd Rose)
2001
Go
52
10
The Adventuress of Henrietta Street (By: Lawrence Miles)
2001
Go
53
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (By: Paul Magrs)
2002
Go
54
10
Hope (By: Mark Clapham)
2002
Go
55
10
Anachrophobia (By: Jonathan Morris)
2002
Go
56
10
Trading Futures (By: Lance Parkin)
2002
Go
57
10
The Book of the Still (By: Paul Ebbs)
2002
Go
58
10
The Crooked World (By: Steve Lyons)
2002
Go
59
10
History 101 (By: Mags L. Halliday)
2002
Go
60
Time Zero (By: Justin Richards)
2002
Go
61
10
Camera Obscura (By: Lloyd Rose)
2002
Go
62
10
The Infinity Race (By: Simon Messingham)
2002
Go
63
10
The Last Resort (By: Paul Leonard)
2003
Go
64
The Domino Effect (By: David Bishop)
2003
Go
65
10
Reckless Engineering (By: Nick Walters)
2003
Go
66
Full Fathom Five (By: David Collings, David Bishop)
2003
Go
67
10
Timeless (By: Stephen Cole)
2003
Go
68
10
Emotional Chemistry (By: Simon A. Forward)
2003
Go
69
10
The Deadstone Memorial (By: Trevor Baxendale)
2004
Go
70
Sometime Never... (By: Justin Richards)
2004
Go
71
Empire of Death (By: David Bishop)
2004
Go
72
10
Halflife (By: Mark Michalowski)
2004
Go
73
10
The Tomorrow Windows (By: Jonathan Morris)
2004
Go
74
10
The Sleep of Reason (By: Martin Day)
2004
Go
75
10
To the Slaughter (By: Stephen Cole)
2005
Go
76
10
The Gallifrey Chronicles (By: Lance Parkin)
2005
Go
77
The Cannibalists (By: Jonathan Morris)
2009
Go
78
9.5
Shada (With: Gareth Roberts)
2012
Go
79
Blood of the Daleks (By: Steve Lyons)
2016
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List of Doctor Who Novelizations Books in Publication Order

Adaptations of TV episodes, offering fans a detailed look at the adventures of the Doctor and his companions.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Doctor Who and the Daleks / Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (By: David Whitaker)
1964
Go
2
10
Doctor Who and the Zarbi (By: Bill Strutton)
1965
Go
3
10
Doctor Who and the Crusaders (By: David Whitaker)
1966
Go
4
10
The Massacre (By: John Lucarotti)
1966
Go
5
10
Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (By: Malcolm Hulke)
1974
Go
6
10
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion (By: Terrance Dicks)
1974
Go
7
10
Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters (By: Malcolm Hulke)
1974
Go
8
8.7
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon (By: Malcolm Hulke)
1974
Go
9
10
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks (By: Terrance Dicks)
1974
Go
10
10
Doctor Who and the Daemons (By: Barry Letts)
1974
Go
11
8
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (By: Terrance Dicks)
1974
Go
12
The Doctor Who Monster Book (By: Terrance Dicks)
1975
Go
13
10
Doctor Who and the Cybermen (By: Gerry Davis)
1975
Go
14
10
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot (By: Terrance Dicks)
1975
Go
15
10
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons (By: Terrance Dicks)
1975
Go
16
Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (By: Brian Hayles)
1975
Go
17
10
Doctor Who and the Green Death (By: Malcolm Hulke)
1975
Go
18
10
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders (By: Terrance Dicks)
1975
Go
19
8
Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen (By: Terrance Dicks)
1976
Go
20
10
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (By: Terrance Dicks)
1976
Go
21
10
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster (By: Terrance Dicks)
1976
Go
22
10
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (By: Terrance Dicks)
1976
Go
23
8.7
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion (By: Malcolm Hulke)
1976
Go
24
4
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors (By: Brian Hayles)
1976
Go
25
10
Doctor Who and the Space War (By: Malcolm Hulke)
1976
Go
26
10
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks (By: Terrance Dicks)
1976
Go
27
10
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
28
9
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora (By: Philip Hinchcliffe)
1977
Go
29
10
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
30
8
Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
31
10
Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
32
10
Doctor Who and the Face of Evil (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
33
10
Doctor Who and the Mutants (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
34
9
Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom (By: Philip Hinchcliffe)
1977
Go
35
Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
36
10
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space (By: Ian Marter)
1977
Go
37
10
Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin (By: Terrance Dicks)
1977
Go
38
10
Doctor Who and the Time Warrior (By: Terrance Dicks)
1978
Go
39
Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen (By: Gerry Davis)
1978
Go
40
10
Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars (By: Terrance Dicks)
1978
Go
41
10
Death to the Daleks (By: Terrance Dicks)
1978
Go
42
10
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock (By: Terrance Dicks)
1978
Go
43
The Second Doctor Who Monster Book (By: Terrance Dicks)
1978
Go
44
10
Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment (By: Ian Marter)
1978
Go
45
8
Doctor Who and the Android Invasion (By: Terrance Dicks)
1978
Go
46
10
Doctor Who and the War Games (By: Malcolm Hulke)
1979
Go
47
10
Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear (By: Terrance Dicks)
1979
Go
48
Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl (By: Terrance Dicks)
1979
Go
49
The Further Adventures of Dr. Who (By: Terrance Dicks)
1979
Go
50
The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures (By: Terrance Dicks)
1979
Go
51
10
Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (By: Terrance Dicks)
1979
Go
52
10
Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy (By: Terrance Dicks)
1979
Go
53
10
Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (By: Terrance Dicks)
1979
Go
54
7
Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation (By: Ian Marter)
1979
Go
55
10
Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
56
10
Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
57
10
Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
58
10
Doctor Who and the Underworld (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
59
10
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
60
10
Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
61
10
Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
62
10
Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
63
10
Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus (By: Philip Hinchcliffe)
1980
Go
64
10
Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon (By: Terrance Dicks)
1980
Go
65
10
Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit (By: David Fisher)
1981
Go
66
10
Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (By: Ian Marter)
1981
Go
67
10
Doctor Who and the State of Decay (By: Terrance Dicks)
1981
Go
68
10
Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (By: Terrance Dicks)
1981
Go
69
10
Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive (By: David Fisher)
1982
Go
70
10
Doctor Who and The Sunmakers. (By: Terrance Dicks)
1982
Go
71
10
Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate (By: John Lydecker)
1982
Go
72
10
Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken (By: Terrance Dicks)
1982
Go
73
10
Doctor Who and the Visitation (By: Eric Saward)
1982
Go
74
10
Logopolis (By: Christopher H. Bidmead)
1982
Go
75
10
Meglos (By: Terrance Dicks)
1983
Go
76
10
Four to Doomsday (By: Terrance Dicks)
1983
Go
77
10
Time-Flight (By: Peter Grimwade)
1983
Go
78
10
Terminus (By: John Lydecker)
1983
Go
79
10
Castrovalva (By: Christopher H. Bidmead)
1983
Go
80
10
Arc of Infinity (By: Terrance Dicks)
1983
Go
81
10
Mawdryn Undead (By: Peter Grimwade)
1983
Go
82
10
Earthshock (By: Ian Marter)
1983
Go
83
10
The Five Doctors (By: Terrance Dicks)
1983
Go
84
10
Kinda (By: Terrance Dicks)
1983
Go
85
10
Snakedance (By: Terrance Dicks)
1984
Go
86
10
The Aztecs (By: John Lucarotti)
1984
Go
87
10
The Dominators (By: Ian Marter)
1984
Go
88
10
Enlightenment (By: Barbara Clegg)
1984
Go
89
10
Inferno (By: Terrance Dicks)
1984
Go
90
10
Warriors of the Deep (By: Terrance Dicks)
1984
Go
91
10
The Highlanders ( By: Gerry Davis)
1984
Go
92
10
Frontios (By: Christopher H. Bidmead)
1984
Go
93
10
Galaxy Four (By: William Emms)
1985
Go
94
10
The Gunfighters (By: Donald Cotton)
1985
Go
95
10
The Time Monster (By: Terrance Dicks)
1985
Go
96
10
Doctor Who Slipback (By: Eric Saward)
1985
Go
97
10
The Krotons (By: Terrance Dicks)
1985
Go
98
10
Planet of Fire (By: Peter Grimwade)
1985
Go
99
10
The Mind of Evil (By: Terrance Dicks)
1985
Go
100
10
The Caves of Androzani (By: Terrance Dicks)
1985
Go
101
10
The Myth Makers (By: Donald Cotton)
1985
Go
102
10
Marco Polo (By: John Lucarotti)
1985
Go
103
10
The Invasion (By: Ian Marter)
1985
Go
104
10
The Awakening (By: Eric Pringle)
1985
Go
105
10
The Two Doctors (By: Robert Holmes)
1985
Go
106
10
Timelash (By: Glen McCoy)
1985
Go
107
10
The Faceless Ones (By: Terrance Dicks)
1986
Go
108
10
The Ark (By: Paul Erickson)
1986
Go
109
10
The Savages (By: Ian Stuart Black)
1986
Go
110
10
Black Orchid (By: Terence Dudley)
1986
Go
111
10
The Twin Dilemma (By: Eric Saward)
1986
Go
112
10
The Mark of the Rani (By: Pip and Jane Baker)
1986
Go
113
10
The Celestial Toymaker (By: Gerry Davis, Alison Bingeman)
1986
Go
114
10
The King's Demons (By: Terence Dudley)
1986
Go
115
Fury from the Deep (By: Victor Pemberton)
1986
Go
116
10
The Mind Robber (By: Peter Ling)
1986
Go
117
10
The Reign of Terror (By: Ian Marter)
1987
Go
118
10
The Rescue (By: Ian Marter)
1987
Go
119
10
The Time Meddler (By: Nigel Robinson)
1987
Go
120
10
The Ambassadors of Death (By: Terrance Dicks)
1987
Go
121
10
The Space Museum (By: Glyn Jones)
1987
Go
122
10
The Sensorites (By: Nigel Robinson)
1987
Go
123
10
The Romans (By: Donald Cotton)
1987
Go
124
10
The Mysterious Planet (By: Terrance Dicks)
1987
Go
125
10
Time and the Rani (By: Pip and Jane Baker)
1987
Go
126
10
The Macra Terror (By: Ian Stuart Black)
1988
Go
127
10
Terror of the Vervoids (By: Pip and Jane Baker)
1988
Go
128
10
The Underwater Menace (By: Nigel Robinson)
1988
Go
129
10
The Wheel in Space (By: Terrance Dicks)
1988
Go
130
10
Edge of Destruction (By: Nigel Robinson)
1988
Go
131
10
The Smugglers (By: Terrance Dicks)
1988
Go
132
10
Vengeance on Varos (By: Philip Martin)
1988
Go
133
10
The Ultimate Foe (By: Pip and Jane Baker)
1988
Go
134
10
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (By: Stephen Wyatt)
1989
Go
135
10
Delta and the Bannermen (By: Malcolm Kohll)
1989
Go
136
10
The War Machines (By: Ian Stuart Black)
1989
Go
137
10
Attack of the Cybermen (By: Eric Saward)
1989
Go
138
10
Dragonfire (By: Ian Briggs)
1989
Go
139
The Chase (By: Terrance Dicks, John Peel)
1989
Go
140
Daleks Masterplan I (By: John Peel)
1989
Go
141
10
Mindwarp (By: Philip Martin)
1989
Go
142
10
Silver Nemesis (By: Kevin Clarke)
1989
Go
143
10
The Mutation of Time (By: John Peel)
1989
Go
144
10
Planet of Giants (By: Terrance Dicks)
1990
Go
145
10
The Happiness Patrol (By: Graeme Curry)
1990
Go
146
10
The Space Pirates (By: Terrance Dicks)
1990
Go
147
7.7
Remembrance of the Daleks (By: Ben Aaronovitch, James Goss)
1990
Go
148
10
Survival (By: Rona Munro)
1990
Go
149
10
Ghost Light (By: Marc Platt)
1990
Go
150
10
The Curse of Fenric (By: Ian Briggs)
1990
Go
151
10
Battlefield (By: Marc Platt)
1991
Go
152
The Pescatons (By: Victor Pemberton)
1991
Go
153
10
The Power of the Daleks (By: John Peel)
1993
Go
154
10
The Evil of the Daleks (By: John Peel)
1993
Go
155
10
The TV Movie / The Novel of the Film (By: Gary Russell)
1996
Go
156
The Time of Angels (By: Trevor Baxendale)
2011
Go
157
The Eleventh Hour (By: Trevor Baxendale)
2012
Go
158
10
The Three Doctors ( By: Terrance Dicks)
2012
Go
159
The Androids of Tara (By: David Fisher)
2012
Go
160
Tales of Trenzalore (By: Paul Finch)
2014
Go
161
10
City of Death (By: James Goss)
2015
Go
162
Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen (With: James Goss)
2019
Go
163
10
Resurrection of the Daleks (By: Eric Saward)
2019
Go
164
The Crimson Horror (By: Mark Gatiss)
2020
Go
165
The Web Planet (By: Bill Strutton)
2020
Go
166
10
The Fires of Pompeii (By: James Moran)
2022
Go
167
10
The Eaters of Light ( By: Rona Munro)
2022
Go
168
10
The Seeds of Death ( By: Terrance Dicks)
2023
Go
169
10
Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil ( By: Terrance Dicks)
2023
Go
170
The Church on Ruby Road (By: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson)
2024
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171
The Moon Cruise (By: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson)
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The Satan Pit (By: Matt Jones)
2026
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The Time of Angels ( By: Jenny Colgan)
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174
Aliens of London (By: Joseph Lidster)
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List of Douglas Adams Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
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The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book
1986
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The Wizards Of Odd
1997
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Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction
2002
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The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
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Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams (Douglas Noel Adams) was born on March 11th, 1952. Douglas passed away May 11th, 2001 at 49 years old. Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, England.

Douglas Adams is known for writing in the Science Fiction and Literary Fiction genres.

Douglas Adams was the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series which consists of 10 novels. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series started in 1979 with the novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The most recently released novel in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series was Secondary Phase which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming novels for the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series.

Douglas Adams also wrote 5 Non-Fiction Books, including Not 1982 and The Meaning of Liff.

Douglas Adams: Awards & Accolades

Adams' book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy won the Audie Award, Audiobook of the Year, in 2006.

Douglas Adams: Lists & Other Mentions

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was the TeaTime Book Club July 2025 Pick and the Elle Cordova's Sci-Fi Book Club July 2025 Pick.
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
    1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
    4. Amazon UK: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    5. The Telegraph: 100 Novels Everyone Should Read Selection in 2009.
    6. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
    7. The Telegraph: 50 Best Cult Books Selection in 2016.
    8. Complex: 50 Books to Read Before You Die Selection in 2012.
    9. AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books Selection in 2021.
    10. Flavor Wire: 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read Selection in 2013.
    11. The Daily Mail: A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life Selection in 2019.
    12. WordsRated: America’s 100 Favorite Books Selection in 2024.
    13. BBC: Big Jubilee Read Selection in 2022.
    14. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
    15. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    16. TES Magazine: Teacher's Favourite Books List Selection in 2013.
    17. Spy.com: The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time Selection in 2020.
    18. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
    19. BBC: The Big Read Selection in 2003.
    20. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
    21. PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
    22. The Telegraph: The Perfect Library Selection in 2008.
    23. Entertainment Weekly: Top 100 Novels Selection in 2013.
    24. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.

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Douglas Adams: F.A.Q

When was Douglas Adams Born?

Douglas Adams was born on March 11th, 1952.

When did Douglas Adams die?

Douglas Adams died on May 11th, 2001 at 49 years old.

Where was Douglas Adams Born?

Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, England.

What book awards has Douglas Adams won?

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Audie Award: Audiobook of the Year (2006).

What was the first book Douglas Adams wrote?

The first book written by Douglas Adams was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, published in 1979.

What was the most recent book Douglas Adams wrote?

His most recently released work was 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams on September 19th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Douglas Adams?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Douglas Adams book is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (8.60)
  2. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (8.39)
  3. Life, the Universe and Everything (8.33)
  4. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (8.15)
  5. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (7.98)

What genres does Douglas Adams Write?

Douglas Adams primarily writes in the Literary Fiction and Science Fiction genres. His work includes sub-genres such as Space Opera, Satirical and Humorous Fiction, and Humorous Sci-Fi.

How many books has Douglas Adams written?

Douglas Adams has written 21 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Series, 3 books in the Dirk Gently Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 5 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Doctor Who: Target Collection Series, 1 book in the Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures Series, 1 book in the Doctor Who Novelizations Series.

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