Douglas adams pulled this literary rabbit out of the hat the restaurant at the end of the universe is the perfect sequel to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy h2g2 and continues the story brilliantly no other words are necessary except for lets meet the meat classic. Following the smash hit sci fi comedy the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy the restaurant at the end of the universe is the second part in douglas adams multi media phenomenon and cult classic series this edition includes exclusive bonus material from the douglas adams archives and an introduction by monty python star terry jones. The restaurant at the end of the universe begins just as the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy ended arthur dent ford prefect trillian zaphod beeblebrox and marvin have just left the planet magrathea when they are attacked by a vogon ship commanded by prostetnic vogon jeltz they find they are unable to use the improbability drive to escape as arthur has accidentally jammed the computer with a simple request for a cup of tea which proved a rather difficult problem luckily an ancestor . The restaurant at the end of the universe 1980 isbn 0 345 39181 0 is the second book in the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy comedy science fiction trilogy by douglas adams and is a sequel it was originally published by pan books as a paperback the book was inspired by the song grand hotel by british rock band procol harum