Douglas Adams built one of science fiction’s strangest comic universes, but what happens when someone else tries to hitch a ride?

Megan, Debra, and Lance return to "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," then follow the series into "And Another Thing" by Eoin Colfer to see what happens when a beloved universe keeps going without the original voice behind it. The episode asks whether the sequel is funny enough, and whether funny was ever the whole point of Douglas Adams in the first place.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Don’t Panic, We’re Reading a Sequel

The Hitchhiker’s Guide Continues

💬 Comment Question:

What sequel by a different author actually worked for you?

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📚 Covered Pages

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

Don’t Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Neil Gaiman

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Thirsty by Tom Gilbey

The Necronomicon, associated with H. P. Lovecraft

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Where God Went Wrong by Oolon Colluphid

Some More of God’s Greatest Mistakes by Oolon Colluphid

Who Is This God Person Anyway? by Oolon Colluphid

Well, That About Wraps It Up for God by Oolon Colluphid

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