Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Smart Pop Series)

by Glenn Yeffeth (Editor)

Overview

Every aspect of the science fiction classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is analyzed in a variety of quirky ways in this collection of essays. Topics include the logistics of the restaurant at the end of the universe, how the Internet is creating the real Hitchhiker's Guide, an assessment of Vogon poetry, and an analysis of computing. The essays are written by both science fiction greats, such as Cory Doctorow, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Stephen Baxter, Jacqueline Carey, and Alastair Reynolds, and up-and-coming writers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781932100563
Publisher:	BenBella Books, Inc.
Publication date:	04/28/2005
Series:	Smart Pop Series
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x (d)

About the Author

Glenn Yeffeth is the editor of Seven Seasons of Buffy and Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Table of Contents

	Beware of the Leopard	1
	That About Wraps it Up for Oolon Colluphid	11
	Wikipedia: A Genuine H2G2-Minus the Editors	25
	The Secret Symbiosis: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Its Impact on Real Computer Science	35
	42	47
	A Consideration of Certain Aspects of Vogon Poetry	65
	The Holy Trilogy	73
	The Zen of 42	83
	Loop-Surface Security: The Image of the Towel in a Vagabond Universe-A Semiotic (Semi-Odd) Excursion	97
	Yes, I Got It	105
	You Can't Go Home Again, Damn It! Even If Your Planet Hasn't Been Blown Up by Vogons	111
	The Subversive Dismal Scientist: Douglas Adams and the Rule of Unreason	117
	Lunching at the Eschaton: Douglas Adams and the End of the Universe in Science Fiction	125
	Digital Watches May Be a Pretty Neat Idea, But Peanuts and Beer Are What Get You Through the Apocalypse	133
	The Only Sane Man in the Universe	145
	Douglas Adams and the Wisdom of Madness	157
	A Talk with Douglas Adams	169
	Another Fine Mess	179
	Words to Live By	187
	"Goodnight, Marvin"	197