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The Salmon of Doubt both excited and surprised me. Published posthumously following the unexpected death of Douglas Adams, I expected it to be another installment of [[''The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy]]''. The longest trilogy in the history of the universe, is the work for which Adams is famous worldwide. Unfortunately, you will not find Marvin the paranoid android in The Salmon Of Doubt, nor will you find Arthur Dent. This is a masterstroke of devious publishing, particularly as the book is sub-titled, "Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time". If you are expecting any of the above then you may well feel cheated.
However, from the moment you read the enthusiastic note from the editor, you can see that The Salmon of Doubt is a book that has been collected by fans, for fans. I admit to being sceptical of a foreword by Stephen Fry as I tend to find him intelligent, but irritating. However, this actor/presenter was a close friend to Adams and provides an impassioned introduction to his work from his "hotel room in Peru". His tribute is inspired and obviously sincere. Fry writes of a confident yet irritating man who required great patience to be around. He talks of his genius and progression from wannabe Monty Python star at Cambridge to the man of the "perfect metaphor". The foreword is both an insightful look into Adams's psyche and, in a tale of reverence provides almost a eulogy to the man.
