Since the Earth had to make way for an intergalactic bypass, Arthur Dent finds himself on a confusing odyssey through the universe. Why do he and his friends always end up in the worst places in the galaxy? Why do elevators have a tendency towards existentialism? And why do travelers have to stop at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, one of the most extraordinary ventures in the entire history of the hospitality industry? The second volume of the intergalactic cult series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.".