As previously announced, Penguin is to publish And Another Thing, the 6th novel in the ever-more increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, by international bestselling children’s writer, Eoin Colfer. Publication has been set for Monday 12th October 09, which is also the 30th anniversary of publication of the first book in the late Douglas Adams’ phenomenally successful series.
Simultaneous global publication of And Another Thing by Eoin Colfer will take place on the 30th anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. So far rights have been sold to Hyperion in the US and to other prominent publishers in Germany, Italy, France, Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
Alex Clarke, Editorial Director, Penguin UK, said ‘I have been talking to Eoin, who tells us he is busy working out just how it is he is going to bring back Arthur, Ford and Trillian from the dead. We are all hugely looking forward to the publishing event of 2009.’
Since the announcement that Eoin Colfer is to continue the Hitchhiker series Artemis Fowl and Hitchhiker fan forums have been buzzing with a mixture of eager anticipation and consternation. Troublerocks on eoincolfer.com says, ‘I love Hitchhiker’s. I’m glad Eoin is doing it. It’s nice to know a great author we know will continue the GttG books.’ Scratch on the Douglas Adams Continuum forum says, ‘Surely this can’t be? Sounds ghastly . . . This whole affair makes me feel like my underpants are made out of wood’ while Duke of Dunstable says, ‘I suppose I am appalledly interested.’
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Eoin Colfer and Simon Jones, the original voice of Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio series, can be heard talking about publication of And Another Thing at www.penguin.co.uk/eoincolfer and www.penguin.co.uk/simonjones.
GO TR! You are famous to the other beloved EC fans and by the people who adore you the most and I’m one of them! To Mr. Colfer: Good luck with writing Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy and to that matter I will read it now or try to read it.
Woo TR!
I am excited that Eoin will write it; I’m sure he’ll do more than justice.
Chels.
Haha, it’s so cool TR was mentioned!
Only ten more months until we get to read it! 3 decades is a long time waiting…
OMG! I KNEW IT!
I knew that you had at least READ the Hitchhiker’s Guide books, just by some of the tings in your books, I saw a very close resemblance to the works of Douglas Addams much earlyer than just now when it has been announced, so really, your probably the best one for the job in my opinion. I meen, if your writing style is already similar, then it should work quite well.