In Life, The Universe And Everything, The Third Title In Douglas Adams' Blockbusting Sci-fi Comedy Series, Arthur Dent Finds Himself Enlisted To Prevent A Galactic War. Wild Satire . . . The Feckless Protagonist, Arthur Dent, Is Reminiscent Of Vonnegut Heroes. Chicago Tribune Adams Is One Of Those Rare Treasures: An Author Who, One Senses, Has As Much Fun Writing As One Has Reading. Arizona Daily Star In Consequence Of A Number Of Stunning Catastrophes, Arthur Dent Is Surprised To Find Himself Living In A Hideously Miserable Prehistoric Earth. However, Just As He Thinks That Things Cannot Possibly Get Any Worse, They Suddenly Do. He Discovers That The Galaxy Is Not Only Mind-bogglingly Big And Bewildering, But Also That Most Of The Things That Happen In It Are Staggeringly Unfair.