Order of Douglas Adams Books
Douglas Adams (1952-2001) was an English writer of comedy, satire and science fiction. He is best known for his Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (of five books). Adams was also very much into technology (he was the first person in Europe to purchase a Mac), an environmentalist and one of only two non-Pythons to get a writing credit on Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Adams died of a heart attack in May 2001.
Douglas Adams’ debut as a novelist was his most famous work, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in 1979. Below is a list of Douglas Adams’ books in order of when they were originally released (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Books
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Life, the Universe and Everything | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Young Zaphod Plays It Safe | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mostly Harmless | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| And Another Thing... | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Dirk Gently Books
| Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Salmon of Doubt | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Doctor Who Cross Cult Books
(with James Goss, Gary Russell, Una McCormack)
| Shada | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Big Bang Generation | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Starship Titanic | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Meaning of Liff | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Last Chance to See | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Deeper Meaning of Liff | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| 42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Doctor Who: Target Collection Books
| Doctor Who and The Pirate Planet | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Christmas Invasion | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Day of the Doctor | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Rose | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Resurrection of the Daleks | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Revelation of the Daleks | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Crimson Horror | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Dalek | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Witchfinders | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Giggle | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Doctor Who Novelizations Books
Publication Order of Anthologies
| The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wizards Of Odd | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Time Traveler's Almanac | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
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Notes: And Another Thing… was written by Eoin Colfer, based on Adams’ work. Starship Titanic was co-authored with Terry Jones. The Meaning of Liff and The Deeper Meaning of Liff were co-authored with John Lloyd. Last Chance to See was co-authored with Mark Carwardine.