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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books in order

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Eoin Colfer has 6 books, published 1979–2009. Reading all of them takes about 22 hours (1,186 pages). 4 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

1The Hitchhiker's Gu… 2The Restaurant at t… 3Life, the Universe… 4So Long, and Thanks… 5Mostly Harmless 6And Another Thing...
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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1979

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    216 pages, about 4 hours 4.5★ (178)

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  2. Book 2 · 1980

    The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

    224 pages, about 4.1 hours 4.2★ (42)

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  3. Book 3 · 1982

    Life, the Universe and Everything

    210 pages, about 3.9 hours 4.1★ (124)

  4. Book 4 · 1984

    So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

    200 pages, about 3.7 hours 4.0★ (87)

    BORROW FREE

  5. Book 5 · 1992

    Mostly Harmless

    Eoin Colfer

  6. Book 6 · 2009

    And Another Thing...

    336 pages, about 6.2 hours 2.9★ (11)

    BORROW FREE

Questions people ask

How many The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy books are there?

There are 6 books in the series, published 1979–2009.

Which The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy book should I read first?

Start with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 22 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 1,186 pages in total. The longest book is And Another Thing... at 336 pages.

Can I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for free?

4 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.

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