Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic
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Bill Nighy
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Read by Bill Nighy.
From the minds of Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and Terry Jones (Monty Python) comes Starship Titanic, the hilarious novelization of the third-best adventure game of 1999.
Welcome on board the Starship Titanic.
The Ship that Cannot Possibly Go Wrong.
At the centre of the galaxy, a vast, unknown civilization is preparing for an event of epic proportions: the launch of the greatest, most gorgeous, most technologically advanced spaceship ever built – the Starship Titanic.
An Earthling would see the ship as something really, really big, but rather less provincial onlookers would recognize it as the design of Leovinus, the galaxy’s most renowned architect. Before the launch Leovinus is having one last little look round and begins to find that things just aren’t right: poor workmanship, cybersystems out of control, robots walking into doors. How could this have happened?
The following morning, while the galaxy’s media looks on, the fabulous ship eases away from the construction dock, picks up speed, sways a little, wobbles a bit, veers wildly and, just before it can do untold damage to everything around it, appears to undergo SMEF (Spontaneous Massive Existence Failure). In just ten seconds, the whole stupendous enterprise is over. And our story has just begun . . .
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- Mr M Bell
- 01-02-24
Jones, Adams, and Nighy, what a combination.
I've loved it, I read it myself many years ago and have played the game multiple times (and want to play it again now!), so glad to experience it again
My only negative is; I love Bill Nighy and I can't imagine trying to give voice to multiple characters, but I found the voices of the women a little weak and quite waring (sorry Bill!), not much more he could do mind!
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- Mr Gazz
- 05-12-23
3 of my favourite things in 1 book
So its a story originally written by one of my favourite authors, retold / directed by one of the greatest comedy teams of all time and narrated with the silky tones of Bill Nighy. A rip roaring tale of space travel, relationships, bureaucracy and the absurd.
Exactly the stuff of nonsense youd expect from this motley crew. Very enjoyable.
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- Anonymous User
- 24-11-23
Brilliantly witty and exciting at every turn
I was not sure what to expect when I realized this is not actually written by Douglas Adams but honestly, this book is so incredibly well written and it had me hooked. I was laughing and gasping and the very unexpected, more adult parts of the story were just the right amount of tantalizing.
I’m just in awe of the brilliant mind of Terry Jones to think up such a ridiculously fabulous story.
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- Alix
- 08-05-24
pure whimsical madness
Nighy is obviously perfect in this crazy space romp. Terry Jones matches the style and mood of a true Adams novel.
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-06-24
Can’t believe I waited so long to read this!
What an awesome combination of originator, author, and narrator! It makes a great addition to the Hitchhiker galaxy. :)
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- Stam
- 07-12-24
Mis-represented and not all that…
What’s it come to when you have to read the small print to see the actual author? Looking at the cover (with the size provided by Audible) and you’d be forgiven for thinking this is actually a book written by Douglas Adams.
The humour is just a bit sillier than HHGTG. The story has no real depth and is utterly predictable. It’s as if someone had set out to emulate DA.
Having said that it’s modestly entertaining even if a bit of a let down if you remember the old Mac game or are expecting another HHGTG. 3 stars in my mind…
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- Nick McCormack
- 27-05-23
A great listen.
A fine tribute to two lost and much missed talents, Douglas Adams and Terry Jones, both gone well before their time. There are certain resemblances to Hitchhiker, a house destroyed by aliens, being trapped in a giant spaceship, and devices that perform like Babelfish come to mind, but there is enough there to hear the brilliant voice of Terry Jones, a voice sadly lost before his last tragic and ,particularly for someone who was as funny and Terry, lingering last illness. It is an excellent and undemanding listen of a perfect length to listen in one session . Finally the narration, Bill Nighy gives, as always, an excellent performance but just one criticism, the screaming, somewhat unpleasant and a bit too much of it.
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- Mr K Roberts
- 25-05-23
Based on the text adventure by Douglas Adams
If you are a fan of Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy you will probably enjoy this too. Has a similar feel. Enjoyed so much I listened to it in 2 sessions.
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- Norwesterly
- 19-02-24
The Hitchhikers guide story you didn't know you wanted
Funny, Quirky, Weird, Raunchy and Sweet; Terry Jones is the author of this book, which is pretty good.
I lament that I didn't come across this sooner, as it is a fine extension to the HGTTG universe, and with a stellar performance by Bill Nighy, almost on par with the original radio plays.
I now wonder if Eoin Colfer had any contact with Terry Jones when he wrote 'And another thing' ... As from the rather flat tone of it, it seems he didn't ... oh well
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- Drummer man
- 31-08-23
The book that Douglas never got to write.
I actually thoroughly enjoyed this book, it being an amalgamation of two of my favourite styles, Douglas Adams and Monty pythons flying circus. Way back in the 90s a visually stunning game was released for PC called, yes you guessed it, Starship Titanic by Douglas Adams and digital Village. a game I never quite managed to finish, due to its complexities, but I loved it. Then I heard Terry Jones of the Pythons had been asked by Douglas Adams to pen the game into a book.
I waited and waited for decades the saw it on Audible. OMFG I got it and pressed play, it was I think one of my favourite audio books to date. I listened to it in one sitting, with obvious excitement. When it was done I felt let down that it wasn't double the length.
A fantastic book, an amazing story and so well read by that God of humour and Englishness Bill Nighey
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