<p><b>Welcome to the Best of the Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction</b><br><br>Arthur Dent thought his day was going badly when someone tried to demolish his house.<br><br><br>Then someone demolished his planet.<br><br><br>Rescued by his friend Ford - who is not a human from Guilford, but an alien from somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse - Arthur is flung into an adventure among the stars. He will face aliens, robots, world-builders, and that girl he quite fancied who turned him down at a party one time. All in the name of research for the greatest book in the galaxy. <br><br><br><br>He just has to remember not to panic.<br><br><i>Part of the multi-media phenomenon</i> The Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Galaxy <i>is beloved the world over. Douglas Adams'' ''trilogy in five parts'' originated as a radio show, developed into a book series, and has since spawned a TV series, a film, additional sequels and expanded radio series, a famously impossible video game, and