(M.J. Simpson)
2003 Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0-340-82488-3 (hardback)
2003 Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0-340-82766-1 (trade paperback)
2004 Hodder & Staughton ISBN tba (paperback)
Indexing: BookMenace?, BioMenace?, HitchMenace?
A detailed biography by a recognised DNA expert, covering his
childhood, career before the HHGTTG radio series, and developments
Hitchhiker- and otherwise-related since then (including what DNA
was actually working on before his death, and what happened to
The Digital Village).
Clarifies some tall stories and provides material from various
sources.
while it can be argued that SalmonofDoubt is really only for the
uberfan, Hitchhiker has a depth of coverage and enough new material
(well, as new as biography can be) to justify the interest of a
not-so-hardcore fan; naturally, I have both