Hitchhiker?s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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QuantumNomad_ · 2025-12-21 in Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025
It has wrong author. The author and book cover it is showing is for a comic book adaptation by John Carnell. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41725880 Instead of showing the author and book cover for the original text book by Douglas Adams. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11.The_Hitchhiker_s_Guid...
ashtavakra · 2025-12-05 in Ask HN: What fiction books would you recommend for programmers?
I consolidated the comments for my reference later. Someone else might also find it useful: # Fiction Books Recommended for Programmers (HN Thread 46128404) ## Adrian Tchaikovsky - *Children of Time* — Science Fiction (Evolution, Space Opera) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25499718-children-of-tim... ## Rick Cook — Wizardry Series - *Wizard’s Bane* — Fantasy, Programming/Magic Mashup https:/…