The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Marvin, the Paranoid Android, who, although 37 times older than the universe itself (what with time travel and all), has just enough power left in his failing body to read the message and feel better about it all before expiring. This was the first "Hitchhiker's" novel which was not an adaptation of any previously written story or script. In 2005 it was adapted for radio as the Quandary Phase of the radio series. Finally, in "Mostly Harmless" (published in 1992), Vogons take over "The Hitchhiker's Guide" (under the name of InfiniDim Enterprises), to finish, once and for all, the
Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion is a book by Neil Gaiman about Douglas Adams and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The book was originally published in 1986 in the United States and United Kingdom () by Titan Books. A second edition, retitled "Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" was published in the United Kingdom in July 1993, containing additional material by David K. Dickson (). A third edition, with another slight title revision (now known as "Don't Panic: