A tough act to follow

[pbray]

From the BBC website this morning: Children's author Eoin Colfer has been commissioned to write a sixth installment of the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series.

Sorry, but no. That's one book that's not being added to my TBR pile.

Comments

[lagilman]

some literary universes should just Not Become Franchises. Really. When we talk about an author's sensibility, or their voice, we're not discussing a mimic-able affectation, usually.

A spinoff, I might hold my nose and say 'whatever, if that's your cuppa.' But a sixth installment of the series? Just...no.

[pbray.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Douglas Adams' style is inimitable.