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 ...

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.