And Another Thing... (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #6)

by Eoin Colfer

A pootle-tink bird sidled alongside him. “Bloody Vogons,” it said from the side of its beak. “They’ve been here a few days. Apparently someone forgot to file planning permission for that hut.” “Typical,” said Arthur, then closed his eyes and wished he was somewhere else with someone else. Guide Note: Arthur Dent’s almost incredible bad luck created a providence vacuum which led to unbelievably good fortune for a being on the other side of the Universe. A certain Mr. A. Grajag, a little known sportscaster from Un Hye, was successfully resuscitated after six months of near flat lines on his hospital monitor following a space collision with a uBid cargo ship. He awoke to a cocktail reception from the planetary lotto committee to celebrate his numbers coming up as opposed to his number being up. At the same moment, his childhood sweetheart, who had recognized Mr. Grajag from his stint on Celebrity Coma, burst into his hospital room declaring her long nurtured and genuine love. The pair went on to marry and have two well-adjusted children who had no wish to follow their father into show business, preferring to study law and medicine. Had Arthur Dent