Showing results for "restaurant" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams' multi-media phenomenon and cult classic series, read by Martin Freeman. If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it...

A magical fantasy novel from Z.S. Diamanti, perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and cozy fantasy, about a dwarven warrior who, injured in battle, must move into his eccentric twin aunts’ quaint home in the town’s quiet Garome District, but when a human woman barges through his front door...

Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! “Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist.”—The Washington Post Book World Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons? Time for a cup of tea! Join the cosmically...

John Barrowman, Eve Myles and Gareth David-Lloyd star in seven full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramas based on the hit BBC TV series. In Lost Souls by Joseph Lidster, voices from the past are calling out from the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and scientists are disappearing. Can Torchwood help? In Asylum...

A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz. “Without ignoring the metallic constraints of their robotic bodies, [Narrator Em] Grosland…crafts a narration for each character that feels completely...

A magical new cozy adventure in the Fables of Finlestia series from Z.S. Diamanti, perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes, Assassin in the Alehouse is a quaint quest to find the place that feels like home, and the ones who make it so. From cloaks and daggers to mugs and flagons … Hazkul Bern...

From distant planets to enchanted worlds of magic, embark on a journey through amazing short fiction in this epic anthology featuring twenty-two science fiction and fantasy authors. Travel from distant planets on the edge of space to enchanted worlds filled with magic. Laugh with plucky thieves...

A heartwarming, magical new novel about an undead orc knight who trades the battlefield for a fresh start in the Necropolis, where opening a restaurant leads to daring adventures, newfound family, and a second chance at life, perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and cozy fantasy tales. Rottgor...

Greton of Willow returns in this sequel to the cozy fantasy neurodivergent sensation, Magic, Maps, and Mischief, a perfect read for lovers of Legends and Lattes, The Teller of Small Fortunes, and Under the Whispering Door. Within the idyllic city of Barrow’s Hill, the elderly, autistic map...

A heart-felt, cozy, neurodivergent adventure filled with found family and an elderly autistic hero searching for his place in the world, Magic, Maps, and Mischief is a story built on love, friendship and acceptance, perfect for readers of Legends and Lattes, The Teller of Small Fortunes and...

Arthur Dent, einziger Überlebender des gesprengten Planeten Erde, hat sich auf seiner abenteuerlichen Fahrt durch den Weltraum eine Pause verdient. Gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden Ford Prefect, Trillian, Marvin und Zaphod Beeblebrox steuert er Milliways an, das Restaurant am sprichwörtlichen Ende des Universums. Doch von Erholung keine Spur. Zum Abendessen nehmen Arthur und Co an einer Reality-Show teil, und dann treffen sie auch noch Desaster Area, die lauteste Rockband des Universums.

Ve druhé části slavné série začínající po skáze planety Země, nejprve bývalý galaktický prezident Zafod Bíblbrox, zkušený vesmírný stopař Ford Prefect, jeho pozemský kamarád Arthur Dent a dívka Trillian jen o vlásek uniknout jisté smrti z pracek tupých Vogonů. Po řadě neuvěřitelných peripetií, zahrnující setkání s absolutním vládcem vesmíru, se cesty přátel opět spojí aby se vydali na cestu časem do nejluxusnější restaurace, jaká kdy existovala či bude existovat.

There is a restaurant in Toronto. Its entrance is announced only by a simple unadorned wooden door, varnished to a beautiful shine but without paint, hidden beside dumpsters and a fire escape. There is no sign, no indication of what lies behind the door. If you do manage to find the restaurant, the décor is dated and worn—homey, if one were to be generous. This is the story of the Nameless Restaurant.

Matthew Waterhouse reads this novelisation of a classic 1982 TV serial featuring the Fifth Doctor, as played on TV by Peter Davison. When the TARDIS materialises on an alien space craft, the commander of the ship - the reptilian Monarch - invites the Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan to continue...

Bonnie Langford reads this colourful classic novelisation of a Seventh Doctor TV adventure, as played by Sylvester McCoy. The Doctor and Mel win a place on a Fabulous Fifties intergalactic coach tour to Disneyland, Florida, Earth. When they’re knocked off course by a wayward satellite, however...

A magical novel from Z.S. Diamanti, perfect for fans of Legends & Lattes and cozy fantasy, about a soldier who spent much of his life in service of a wicked orc king and, after the king’s fall, returns to his quaint hometown—only to be sent on an unforgettable road trip by the new king’s...

La cuisine anglaise est exécrable. Moins abominable, cependant, que la poésie des Vogons, un peuple fier, ombrageux, et éminemment irritable. D'ailleurs, les Vogons ont fait sauter la planète Terre, soi-disant par erreur. Pas de panique ! Grâce au fabuleux "Guide galactique", le pauvre Arthur Accroc, ex-citoyen britannique désormais apatride et passablement désemparé devant tant d'inconvenance, pourra affronter sans crainte les improbables méandres d'un univers en folie.

Carole Ann Ford reads this classic TV novelisation featuring the First Doctor, as played on TV by William Hartnell. The Doctor is feeling confident: this time the TARDIS has landed on Earth; in England; in 1963. But when he and his companions Susan, Ian and Barbara venture outside, they are soon...

For fans of Legends & Lattes and House of Frank, Mosswood Apothecary is a cozy queer fantasy brimming with botanical magic, slow-burn romance, queer found family, cottagecore vibes, and small town charm. A struggling alchemist. A small town with ancient secrets. And… a mysterious shadow ferret?...

Arthur Dent hat einen echt miesen Tag. Erst soll sein Haus abgerissen werden, um einer Umgehungsstraße Platz zu machen, und dann wird auch noch die gesamte Erde zerstört: Auch sie war einer Umgehungsstraße im Weg - allerdings einer interstellaren. Arthur kann dem Inferno mit Hilfe seines Freundes Ford Prefect entkommen, der sich nun als außerirdischer Autor eines intergalaktischen Reiseführers zu erkennen gibt.