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          Another Hitchhiker’s Guild to the Galaxy sequal?  Didn’t the guy who wrote those books pass away?  The answer to both of those questions is yes.

          The six instalement of the space venture was written by Eoin Colfer.  If that names sounds familar it is because Colfer has made best sellers list with his own series, Artemis Fowl.   Being no stranger to sci-fi it makes sense that Colfer would decide to write a follow up to a book that he loved so much at a young age.  It is probably a series that had a lot of influence on Colfer deciding to be an author in the first place.

          I’m not entirely sure how I feel about someone writing another book to a series that is already such a classic.  Part of me wants to scream, no, don’t touch it.  Another part of me is curious.   It seems like perhaps Colfer could do it justice.  After all, being a fan himself, I’m sure he too did not want to ruin it.

          Lately I have been considering something along the lines of working off of someone elses work.  I don’t want to say too much about it but I was so inspired that I am just thinking about it.  It would be kind of different because it would be doing a story off of a different form of art besides prose.  Sort of like how Meg and Dia often write songs telling stories from classic books that they love like East of Eden, Brave New World, and Indiana (only to name a few of the many).

          What do you think about authors writing sequels to books by other authors?  Are you excited about another Hitchhikers book?