And Another Thing

Whether you consider it sacrilege or sensational, a new episode in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series has arrived, written by one Eoin Colfer (sadly Douglas Adams died in 2001). This promotional site for And Another Thing, subtitled Part 6 of 3, aims to attract both devoted fans and new fans with such features as a Vogon-themed game, competitions and a community area featuring links to social-media sites. In truth it’s rather messy in terms of both layout and content, failing to deliver as much as it promises. A Hitchhikers timeline only tells you when each Adams book was published rather anything about the plot of each title, and it’s all rather too blatantly focused on marketing.

Reviewed in: Issue 224 (8 October 2009)