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Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide (“A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have”) and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox–the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod’s girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don’t forget to bring a towel!
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, the most renowned 5-book trilogy of all time, gets its own deluxe edition from Wraithmarked! As with all Kickstarter campaigns, however, we need your help to make this special print run a reality. Our goal of $50,000 covers the manufacturing and fulfillment costs of this project, as well as additional cool art and tidbits you wouldn’t usually find in your average book!
(Yes. You read that right. There are 42 full-color interior illustrations in this book. Not including covers, end sheets, etc. Ahem… anyway!)
We are putting everything we can into making this deluxe omnibus a beautiful addition to your shelf! The base book will printed in a ~6×9 in (~15.2×22.9cm) format, and is designed with top quality in mind with high-end offset printing using acid-free paper, a Smyth-sewn binding, at least one attached ribbon bookmark (with an extra unlocked in the Stretch Goals), and silver metallic gilding of the page edges.
As of May 12th, this project has raised $667,000 of their $50,000 goal. This project has 24 days left to raise as much as it can. For a pledge of $10, you will get one bookmark. For a pledge of $140, you will get one hardcover book. To learn more and to pledge money, go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/hitchhikers?
