A Fowl Hitchhiker Convergence
After finding out that the library is offering free downloads of certain audiobooks, checkout-style, I've been devouring them. One series I hit upon was the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer. I've quite enjoyed them. But while waiting for the last few to be "returned" by other users, I started listening to the tertiary through quintessential phases of the radio version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Having only read Mostly Harmless once (compared to several million for the other books in the series), hearing the radio play based on it made me look up what it was so... depressing (reason: Adams had a terrible year).
However, I spotted in Wikipedia that Colfer has been given permission to write a new Hitchhiker's novel (whether it's based on Salmon of a Doubt as Adams' was considering, I know not) which will be out later this year. I respect Colfer's writing abilities; he's less prone to some weaknesses that I've come to be frustrated with in other fiction (usually character stupidity). So I'm hoping that And Another Thing... turns out reasonably well. As long as it's better than Mostly Harmless, though, I think I'll be satisfied.
However, I spotted in Wikipedia that Colfer has been given permission to write a new Hitchhiker's novel (whether it's based on Salmon of a Doubt as Adams' was considering, I know not) which will be out later this year. I respect Colfer's writing abilities; he's less prone to some weaknesses that I've come to be frustrated with in other fiction (usually character stupidity). So I'm hoping that And Another Thing... turns out reasonably well. As long as it's better than Mostly Harmless, though, I think I'll be satisfied.
Labels: artemis fowl, books, coincidence, Hitchhikers

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