So long, and thanks for all the fish

Arthur Dent returns to an inexplicably restored Earth after years in space, discovering that the dolphins have left with the message 'So long, and thanks for all the fish.

' He falls in love with Fenchurch, a woman connected to the Earth's fate, and together they investigate the disappearance of the dolphins and visit the site of God's Final Message to His Creation, revealed as 'We apologise for the inconvenience.

' The story features flying, reunions with Ford Prefect and Marvin the Paranoid Android, and Adams' signature absurd humor.