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Mostly Harmless is the fifth and final part in Douglas Adams' much-loved cult classic series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

This edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Dirk Maggs, co-producer of BBC Radio 4's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases.

Arthur Dent hadn't had a day as bad as this since the Earth had been blown up.

After years of galactic wanderings, Arthur finally settles on the small planet Lamuella and becomes a sandwich maker. Looking forward to a quiet life, his plans are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter.

There's nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe.

After all - he's encountered most of them before . . .

It is Marnie Blue's very first day at Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School, and she's terrified. What if she can't make any new friends, or if she's asked to ride a seahorse? What's more, her famous diva aunt Christabel was a notorious rebel at the same school, and got up to all sorts of naughtiness. Marnie is soon branded a troublemaker by her grumpy octopus music teacher and wants nothing more than to clam up.
But when a fellow pupil finds herself in danger, it's up to Marnie to show that daring runs in the family and swim to the rescue.

“سنبدأ اللعبة يا عيسى معا.. أمامك تسعة أوامر وتسعة كنوز حتى تجدني”..

 

في عيد ميلاد عيسى السادس والثلاثين، وبعد محاربة مستميتة مع الحياة أدت لهزيمته هزيمة نكراء؛ تصله هدية من آخر شخص يتوقعه. هدية تجبره أن يغير تفاصيل حياته كلها. ولأنه فقد شغفه في الحياة وتاه طويلا عن نفسه؛ يضطر لإتباع ذلك المسار الجديد، ويخوض تجربة تلو الأخرى، عله يعثر على ما فقد منه..

وبينما يفعل ذلك، يحاربه واقعه الحالي؛ يكتشف أن عليه مواجهة أكثر مخاوفه سوءًا!

رواية عن نوع آخر من الحب، عن الشغف، وعن الخوف الذي يمنع الشعور بالحياة.

رسّام متمكَّن من التقاط الأسرار المتخفَّية خلف وجوه الأشخاص الذين يرسمهم. لوحة مُربكة رسمها فنّانٌ كبيرٌ، عُثِرَ عليها بعد عشرات السنوات في سقيفة بيت. دبيبٌ في غابةٍ محاطةٍ بجيرانٍ غريبي الأطوار. وثمَّة جرسٌ برنينه المهيب والمحزن ينسلّ بين أشجار الغابة في قلب الليل.

رواية حول قوَّة الفنّ البنَّاءة وقوَّة العنف الهدّامة؛ حول القدرة على جعل هشاشتنا ذهبًا، مهما بدتْ أيَّامُنا قاتمةً.

رسّام متمكِّن من التقاط الأسرار المتخفِّية خلف وجوه الأشخاص الذين يرسمهم. لوحة مُربكة رسمها فنّانٌ كبيرٌ، عُثِرَ عليها بعد عشرات السنوات في سقيفة بيت. دبيبٌ في غابةٍ محاطةٍ بجيرانٍ غريبي الأطوار. وثمَّة جرسٌ برنينه المهيب والمحزن ينسلّ بين أشجار الغابة في قلب الليل.

رواية حول قوَّة الفنّ البنَّاءة وقوَّة العنف الهدّامة؛ حول القدرة على جعل هشاشتنا ذهبًا، مهما بدتْ أيَامُنا قاتمةٌ.

Falsely accused of murder after one of his burglary victims is found dead, gentleman-thief Arsène Lupin is determined to solve the case. However, things are never as they seem and Lupin must juggle pseudonyms, disguises, and mysterious clues, all whilst evading an unknown enemy who wants to bring him down.

The life of a ten-year-old girl is shattered by two drunken and remorseless young men. The mostly white town of Clanton in Ford County, Mississippi, reacts with shock and horror at the inhuman crime. Until her black father acquires an assault rifle and takes justice into his own outraged hands.

Lucy Courtenay has officially been writing children’s fiction since 1999, and unofficially for a lot longer than that. Her desk drawers are full of half-finished stories waiting for the right moment to emerge and dance around her study in a shower of exuberant paperclips. She’s written for series such as THE SLEEPOVER CLUB, ANIMAL ARK, DOLPHIN DIARIES and BEAST QUEST. Her new series MERMAID SCHOOL is out now.