Douglas Adams was not just a science fiction writer ... it was huge. He became friends with them and because they were a bit younger than him, they idolised his prescience." ...

Douglas Adams's epic series of comic novels ... obliterate the Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Dent and his friend, an alien-in-disguise named Ford Prefect, hitch a ride on a spaceship ...

It's a special day for fans and friends to gather and celebrate Adams ... Related: Don't Panic! Google Makes Douglas Adams Doodle “A towel, (The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) says, is about ...

Douglas Adams designed both Dirk books to be dense ... he becomes embroiled in a supernatural case that will test his belief to the limits. When an old friend starts behaving strangely, Dirk is drawn ...

The very dawn of the 21st century was a bittersweet moment to take his leave, as his friend Stephen Fry recounts in a new Sky Arts documentary, Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future.

Kevin recalls how his friend was living in a London flatshare ... 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas Of Douglas Adams, edited by Kevin Jon Davies, is out on August 24, published by Unbound.