Starship Titanic

Douglas Adams & Terry Jones

Starship Titanic
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ISBN: 9781035001453

Description

At the centre of the galaxy, a vast, unknown civilization is preparing for an event of epic proportions: the launch of the greatest, most gorgeous, most technologically advanced spaceship ever built – the Starship Titanic.

Reviewed on 24th August 2024

A novelisation by Terry Jones of a computer game by Douglas Adams? What could there be not to enjoy?

First up, this was a slightly surreal experience. I’d long assumed that I’d consumed all of Adams’ stories, but this is very much like finding he’d written another after all this time. A lot of the humour and style feels just like revisiting an old friend for the first time.

However there are elements which feel quite of their time. The attitude towards the female characters is weirdly in a between place where they are empowered and have clear agency, but also are still treated with sexism and seem a bit too influenced by external factors rather than being in control of themselves.

The plot works really well as a novel. It’s fast paced and only feels a little bit like following the progression through the levels of a computer game. As a novelisation it feels very well done - you wouldn’t guess I don’t think that it wasn’t originally written for this format.

There’s also some great jokes. So overall a very clever, very reminiscent return to an Adams story, cleverly put together by Jones into this package. I’m glad I found it.

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