All the story began when Arthur Dent, a normally person crosses with Ford Prefect, a kind of alien that saves Dent from the Earth destruction, so from this, the adventures begin through the space and all of the things that the human unknown.
If you are a fan of science fiction novel, this is one of the books you must read! and prove it by yourself, but the story does not end here there is five books if you want to know more. Besides is consider part of geek culture, there are certain parts that will make never forget this book. Here are some reasons; making a parenthesis, there is a curious fact that if you search in google the answer to life the universe and everything , it will appear 42, that is part of this boo, the why of this number you have to search on this book. Don't forget also de Babel Fish, the famous phrase Don't Panic and Marvin has a song by Radiohead called Paranoid Android.This book is, as I said before a must read before you die, because it had a big influence on music, comics, movies and also tv programs like Doctor Who, The X-Files and The Big Bang Theory. Douglas was a influence for many, so don't miss this history!

