![]() ![]() Adams describes it as a "majestic and luxurious cruise-liner" that "did not even manage to complete its very first radio message - an SOS - before undergoing a sudden and gratuitious total existence failure 2018 Ένα βιβλίο για το οποίο έχεις μεγάλες προσδοκίεςĭouglas Adams first imagined the Starship Titanic in Life, the Universe and Everything, the third entry in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, where it is briefly mentioned in the book's 10th chapter. It does have its share of good humour and cool scenes, but ultimately it falls far, far short of what you'd expect when you hear the name "Douglas Adams."ī.R.A.CE. The book is a quick read, and isn't terrible, but don't expect to be wowed by it. But since there are clear echoes of things that are Adams' ideas, the fact that it is written instead by Jones makes it almost feel like a sub-par fanfic. ![]() Terry Jones isn't a horrible writer or anything, but he lacks the hilarity, whimsy, and humanity that Adams put into all of his works. It's Douglas Adams's idea hashed out by someone else. One of the big problems is definitely that this book isn't really a "collaboration," despite what the description says. It's predictable and somewhat blasé- the books it's spawned from are hilarious and unexpected, and Starship Titanic feels like a pale mockery of that. The whole idea of the Starship Titanic was a one-off joke in the Hitchhiker's novels, and so while this book is 250-ish pages, it reads quickly and feels more like a short story. Or else that it would be somehow similar to that episode of Doctor Who with Ten, although that's probably because I've been re-watching the series on Netflix. ![]() I absolutely adore my compendium of the Hitchhiker's saga (is saga the right word?), and was hoping that this would be a nice little addition to the world Douglas Adams created in that. "Their memories will be a blessing and will continue to inspire us in the name of science and exploration.I have to say I was kind of disappointed in this book. "We're heartbroken for the families, friends and colleagues of those who were lost," Garriott wrote. Garriott had kind words for Rush and Shahzada and Suleman Dawood as well. They were both drawn to explore, like so many of us, and did so in the name of meaningful science for the betterment of mankind," he added. "Paul-Henri was elected to the Club in 2001 and was one of the foremost experts on submersible expeditions to the Titanic. He holds several world records and has continued to push dragons off maps both in person and through supporting expeditions and worthy causes," Garriott, who traveled to the International Space Station as a paying customer in October 2008, wrote in a memorial blog post today. ![]() "Hamish Harding is a dear friend to me personally and to The Explorers Club. The New York City-based group's president, Richard Garriott, mourned the loss of the duo and their three crewmates shortly after the Titan debris was found. Harding and Nargeolet were members of the Explorers Club. Harding flew to suborbital space with Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin in 2022. Shahzada Dawood was a trustee of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute in Mountain View, California. The five people who lost their lives on the Titan are Stockton Rush, founder and CEO of OceanGate, the company that operated the submersible explorer and former French Navy diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet businessman and explorer Hamish Harding Shahzada Dawood, vice chairman of the Pakistan-based conglomerate Dawood Hercules Corporation and Dawood's 19-year-old son, Suleman. ![]()
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