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Do you have to read #1 before reading this?

Patrick I actually didn't realize there was a first book till after I read this one and I still enjoyed it. So I'd say that no, you don't.…moreI actually didn't realize there was a first book till after I read this one and I still enjoyed it. So I'd say that no, you don't.(less)

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What happens in the end? I'm left with more questions than answers as i finished the book.

Rick Patterson The very last lines of the book indicate that Dirk is going to read the news and discover that his flat has been utterly destroyed by the former eagle…moreThe very last lines of the book indicate that Dirk is going to read the news and discover that his flat has been utterly destroyed by the former eagle (now restored [just for a second or two] as a fighter jet). The lawyer and advertising agent couple have been disposed of by the timely re-appearance of this jet, so their contract with Odin is dispensed with anyway, even without Thor's legal appeal, which is clearly successful because he gets back his powers in order to transform the eagle back to the fighter jet. Are you following all of this? Adams seems to finish the book a bit abruptly, yes, but these elements are all there to be picked up. (less)

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There are two audiobook editions at my library. One of them is twice as long as the other! Is that a typo or is there a longer version & a shorter one? (They have different covers. One is a "Full Cast" recording, & the other is read by the author. Both say they are unabridged.)

Miriam Robarts I found the answer on Wikipedia.

The longer version is a BBC radio adaptation of the novel. "In adapting the story for six half-hour episodes, Dirk Ma…moreI found the answer on Wikipedia.

The longer version is a BBC radio adaptation of the novel. "In adapting the story for six half-hour episodes, Dirk Maggs has rescheduled the novel's convoluted plot"

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