Uh-oh.

[sensaes]

Douglas Adams' widow has sanctioned an "official" new Hitch-Hiker's fan-fiction monstrosity volume by some...children's lit author or other:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/17/douglasadams

Topless Robot often goes over the top with a news story like this, but in this case?

Justified.

More here:

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2008/09/someone_youve_never_heard_of_is_going_to_make_a_hi.php

Lightning bolts at the ready, Douglas...

Edit: The venom skepticism regarding this project appears to be spreading...

http://www.needcoffee.com/?p=7803

Good. Leave the man's legacy alone, for goodness' sake. Gah.