The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (travel guide)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, also known simply as the Guide or the book, was a guidebook for hitch-hikers throughout the Universe which featured heavily in the sci-fi series of the same name. It was produced by Megadodo Publications, which employed Ford Prefect as one of its researchers; eventually leading him to become stranded on planet Earth for fifteen years while writing a Guide entry about Earth. The Guide served in the original radio series as a plot device; giving the listeners'