The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (book and series)

*The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* is a humorous science fiction series by Douglas Adams that follows the misadventures of Arthur Dent, an ordinary human, after Earth is destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass. He teams up with Ford Prefect, an alien researcher for the titular guidebook, and traverses the universe aboard quirky ships and with eccentric characters like Zaphod Beeblebrox and Marvin the paranoid android. The series explores themes of absurdity, existence, and technology through witty satire, ultimately highlighting the importance of curiosity and perspective in understanding the universe.