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ⓘ About Douglas Adams
An underrated series that followed in the wake of the aforementioned Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Warm and humorous, it provided a smaller scaled counterpart to his other more epically scaled work. Also made into a television series of its own, it’s gained its own following over the years thanks to its witty observations and insightful characters. Using a fragmented narrative device, the novel focuses on time travel as Dirk Gently solves mysteries of the inexplicable kind. Charting the evolution of humanity from the alien Salaxalans who populated the earth in ancient times, right up to the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, it’s expansive plot stretches across the entire progress of the human race.
All Book Series by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1979
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 1987
The Deeper Meaning of Liff
Book 4 of 5 · published 1990 Co-authored · John Lloyd
42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2023
Doctor Who and the Daleks / Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks
Series opener · book 1 of 174 · published 1964 Anthology · David Whitaker
Doctor Who and the Zarbi
Book 2 of 174 · published 1965 Anthology · Bill Strutton
Doctor Who and the Crusaders
Book 3 of 174 · published 1966 Anthology · David Whitaker
Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils
Book 5 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Auton Invasion
Book 6 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
Book 7 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Doomsday Weapon
Book 8 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Day of the Daleks
Book 9 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Daemons
Book 10 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Barry Letts
Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
Book 11 of 174 · published 1974 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Doctor Who Monster Book
Book 12 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Cybermen
Book 13 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Gerry Davis
Doctor Who and the Giant Robot
Book 14 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Terror of the Autons
Book 15 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon
Book 16 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Brian Hayles
Doctor Who and the Green Death
Book 17 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Spiders
Book 18 of 174 · published 1975 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Revenge of the Cybermen
Book 19 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Web of Fear
Book 20 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster
Book 21 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
Book 22 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Dinosaur Invasion
Book 23 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Ice Warriors
Book 24 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Brian Hayles
Doctor Who and the Space War
Book 25 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Planet of the Daleks
Book 26 of 174 · published 1976 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Dalek Invasion of Earth
Book 27 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Masque of Mandragora
Book 28 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Philip Hinchcliffe
Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius
Book 29 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Talons of Weng-Chiang
Book 30 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters
Book 31 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Face of Evil
Book 32 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Mutants
Book 33 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Seeds of Doom
Book 34 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Philip Hinchcliffe
Doctor Who and the Claws of Axos
Book 35 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Ark in Space
Book 36 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the Deadly Assassin
Book 37 of 174 · published 1977 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Time Warrior
Book 38 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Tomb of the Cybermen
Book 39 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Gerry Davis
Doctor Who and the Pyramids of Mars
Book 40 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Horror of Fang Rock
Book 42 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Second Doctor Who Monster Book
Book 43 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Sontaran Experiment
Book 44 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the Android Invasion
Book 45 of 174 · published 1978 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the War Games
Book 46 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Malcolm Hulke
Doctor Who and the Hand of Fear
Book 47 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Image of the Fendahl
Book 48 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Further Adventures of Dr. Who
Book 49 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures
Book 50 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Robots of Death
Book 51 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Invisible Enemy
Book 52 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks
Book 53 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Ribos Operation
Book 54 of 174 · published 1979 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the Androids of Tara
Book 55 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Armageddon Factor
Book 56 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Stones of Blood
Book 57 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Underworld
Book 58 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time
Book 59 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Monster of Peladon
Book 60 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Power of Kroll
Book 61 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Nightmare of Eden
Book 62 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Keys of Marinus
Book 63 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Philip Hinchcliffe
Doctor Who and the Horns of Nimon
Book 64 of 174 · published 1980 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit
Book 65 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · David Fisher
Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World
Book 66 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · Ian Marter
Doctor Who and the State of Decay
Book 67 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child
Book 68 of 174 · published 1981 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Leisure Hive
Book 69 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · David Fisher
Doctor Who and The Sunmakers.
Book 70 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate
Book 71 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · John Lydecker
Doctor Who and the Keeper of Traken
Book 72 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Visitation
Book 73 of 174 · published 1982 Anthology · Eric Saward
Warriors of the Deep
Book 90 of 174 · published 1984 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Caves of Androzani
Book 100 of 174 · published 1985 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Mark of the Rani
Book 112 of 174 · published 1986 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Celestial Toymaker
Book 113 of 174 · published 1986 Anthology · Gerry Davis,AlisonBingeman
Fury from the Deep
Book 115 of 174 · published 1986 Anthology · Victor Pemberton
The Ambassadors of Death
Book 120 of 174 · published 1987 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Mysterious Planet
Book 124 of 174 · published 1987 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Time and the Rani
Book 125 of 174 · published 1987 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Macra Terror
Book 126 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Ian Stuart Black
Terror of the Vervoids
Book 127 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Underwater Menace
Book 128 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Nigel Robinson
The Wheel in Space
Book 129 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Edge of Destruction
Book 130 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Nigel Robinson
The Ultimate Foe
Book 133 of 174 · published 1988 Anthology · Pip and Jane Baker
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Book 134 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Stephen Wyatt
Delta and the Bannermen
Book 135 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Malcolm Kohll
The War Machines
Book 136 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Ian Stuart Black
Attack of the Cybermen
Book 137 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Eric Saward
The Chase
Book 139 of 174 · published 1989 Anthology · Terrance Dicks,John Peel
The Happiness Patrol
Book 145 of 174 · published 1990 Anthology · Graeme Curry
Remembrance of the Daleks
Book 147 of 174 · published 1990 Anthology · Ben Aaronovitch,James Goss
The Power of the Daleks
Book 153 of 174 · published 1993 Anthology · John Peel
The TV Movie / The Novel of the Film
Book 155 of 174 · published 1996 Anthology · Gary Russell
The Time of Angels
Book 156 of 174 · published 2011 Anthology · Trevor Baxendale
The Eleventh Hour
Book 157 of 174 · published 2012 Anthology · Trevor Baxendale
The Androids of Tara
Book 159 of 174 · published 2012 Anthology · David Fisher
Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen
Book 162 of 174 · published 2019 Co-authored · James Goss
Resurrection of the Daleks
Book 163 of 174 · published 2019 Anthology · Eric Saward
The Seeds of Death
Book 168 of 174 · published 2023 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
Doctor Who and the Planet of Evil
Book 169 of 174 · published 2023 Anthology · Terrance Dicks
The Church on Ruby Road
Book 170 of 174 · published 2024 Anthology · Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
The Moon Cruise
Book 171 of 174 · published 2025 Anthology · Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
Aliens of London
Latest in the series · book 174 of 174 · published 2026 Anthology · Joseph Lidster
Who Killed Kennedy
Series opener · book 1 of 79 · published 1996 Anthology · David Bishop,James Stevens
Vampire Science
Book 4 of 79 · published 1997 Anthology · Kate Orman,Jonathan Blum
Vanderdeken's Children
Book 15 of 79 · published 1998 Anthology · Christopher Bulis
The Janus Conjunction
Book 17 of 79 · published 1998 Anthology · Trevor Baxendale
The Taint / Doctor Who and the Taint
Book 20 of 79 · published 1999 Anthology · Michael Collier
Unnatural History
Book 24 of 79 · published 1999 Anthology · Kate Orman,Jonathan Blum
Interference, Book One: Shock Tactic
Book 26 of 79 · published 1999 Anthology · Lawrence Miles
Interference, Book Two: The Hour of the Geek
Book 27 of 79 · published 1999 Anthology · Lawrence Miles
The Blue Angel
Book 28 of 79 · published 1999 Anthology · Paul Magrs,Jeremy Hoad
The Taking of Planet 5
Book 29 of 79 · published 1999 Anthology · Simon Bucher-Jones,Mark Clapham
Parallel 59
Book 31 of 79 · published 2000 Anthology · Stephen Cole,Natalie Dallaire
The Banquo Legacy
Book 36 of 79 · published 2000 Anthology · Justin Richards,Andy Lane
The Ancestor Cell
Book 38 of 79 · published 2000 Anthology · Stephen Cole,Peter Anghelides
Grimm Reality
Book 42 of 79 · published 2001 Anthology · Simon Bucher-Jones,Kelly Hale
The Year of Intelligent Tigers
Book 48 of 79 · published 2001 Anthology · Kate Orman
The Adventuress of Henrietta Street
Book 52 of 79 · published 2001 Anthology · Lawrence Miles
Full Fathom Five
Book 66 of 79 · published 2003 Anthology · David Collings,David Bishop
Emotional Chemistry
Book 68 of 79 · published 2003 Anthology · Simon A. Forward
The Deadstone Memorial
Book 69 of 79 · published 2004 Anthology · Trevor Baxendale
The Tomorrow Windows
Book 73 of 79 · published 2004 Anthology · Jonathan Morris
The Gallifrey Chronicles
Book 76 of 79 · published 2005 Anthology · Lance Parkin
Blood of the Daleks
Latest in the series · book 79 of 79 · published 2016 Anthology · Steve Lyons
Paradise Towers
Series opener · book 1 of 22 · published 2012 Anthology · Stephen Wyatt
Doctor Who and The Pirate Planet
Book 2 of 22 · published 2017 Co-authored · James Goss
Doctor Who and the Time War
Book 5 of 22 · published 2018 Anthology · Russell T. Davies
Resurrection of the Daleks
Book 7 of 22 · published 2019 Anthology · Eric Saward
Warriors’ Gate and Beyond
Book 16 of 22 · published 2023 Anthology · Stephen Gallagher
Space Babies
Latest in the series · book 22 of 22 · published 2024 Anthology · Alison Rumfitt
The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1986
Digging Holes in Popular Culture: Archaeology and Science Fiction
Book 3 of 4 · published 2002
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Douglas Adams?
An underrated series that followed in the wake of the aforementioned Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Warm and humorous, it provided a smaller scaled counterpart to his other more epically scaled work. Also made into a television series of its own, it's gained its own following over the years thanks to its witty observations and insightful characters.
Which Douglas Adams series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, the earliest of Douglas Adams's multi-book series: it opens with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) and runs to 10 books across 1979–2018, ending with Secondary Phase (2018). Douglas Adams's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Douglas Adams written?
Douglas Adams has 299 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1964 and 2026. 288 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures series with 79 books — and 11 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Douglas Adams's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Douglas Adams's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979–2018, 10 books), Dirk Gently (1987–2002, 3 books) and Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures (1996–2016, 79 books), plus 1 more.
How are Douglas Adams's books organised into series?
This guide splits Douglas Adams's 299 books into 5 named series and 11 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures (79 books, 1996–2016); Doctor Who: Target Collection (22 books, 2012–2024); Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (10 books, 1979–2018); Dirk Gently (3 books, 1987–2002); Doctor Who Novelizations (174 books, 1964–2026).