The Recurring Cast
Character · The Hitchhiker's Guide · 2 books

Slartibartfast

Planet designer · Douglas Adams

Slartibartfast is a Magrathean planet designer who won an award for the fjords of Norway.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
Latest appearance
Life, the Universe and Everything (1982)
Books
2 (2 major)
Series
Hitchhiker's Guide
Author
Douglas Adams
Circle
The Hitchhiker's Guide

Where to meet Slartibartfast

Slartibartfast first appears in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), in a major role, book 1 of the Hitchhiker's Guide series.

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Every book with Slartibartfast

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1979MThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxymajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy
  2. 1982MLife, the Universe and Everythingmajor role · Hitchhiker's GuideBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Arthur DentEnglishman in a dressing gown2
Ford PrefectResearcher for the Guide2
MarvinParanoid android2
TrillianAstrophysicist Tricia McMillan2
Zaphod BeeblebroxTwo-headed President of the Galaxy2