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The Irish writer, best known for his Artemis Fowl fairy stories, has the invocation of happiness of Adams' widow, Jane Belson, to continue the bestselling information fiction saga.

Called "And Another Thing…," the new novel will be published in October 2009. Colfer said he was a big use a fan upon of the original books, which started considered in the state of a BBC radio serial.

"For years I have been finishing this incredible story in my head and now I have the opportunity to do it in the real world," he reported in a statement. "It is a benefaction from the Gods. So, thank you Thor and Odin."

The satirical books relate the story of a hapless Englishman called Arthur Dent who travels the universe after the Earth is demolished to make progression for a hyperspace bypass.

The tale centers on the search for the answer to "life, the universe and everything," which after a long bide one’s time turns out to be 42. Penguin Managing Director Helen Fraser said she hoped Colfer would attract new readers to the books.

Adams died from a heart attack in California in 2001 at the vale of years of 49. He had hoped to finish the series with a sixth novel.

"Five seems to be a erroneous kind of account; six is a better friendly of number," he one time said.

(Reporting by Peter Griffiths; editing by Steve Addison)