Asterix: Asterix Gift Edition: Albums 6-10: Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix in Britain, Asterix and the Normans, Asterix the Legionary
In ASTERIX AND CLEOPATRA, we join Asterix, Obleix and co as they are recruited to build a magnificent palace for Queen Cleopatra. There are villainous saboteurs to be outwitted, but Asterix, Obelix and Getafix still find time to go sight-seeing - and leave their mark on the pyramids and the Sphinx's nose.
In ASTERIX AND THE BIG FIGHT, there's something fishy going on, as Chief Cassius Ceramix has gone over to the Roman enemy. One way or another, the fight for control of the village between Vitalstatistix and his rival is bound to be a knockout.
In ASTERIX IN BRITAIN, one little ancient British village still holds out against the Roman invaders. Asterix and Obelix are invited to help, facing fog, warm beer, and a wild chase for magic potion that ends in the first ever tea-party.
In ASTERIX AND THE NORMANS, a Norman invasion threatens the Gaulish village, but the Gauls - and Asterix and Obelix - are armed with their magic potion and must teach the Normans about meaning of fear.
In ASTERIX THE LEGIONARY, Asterix and Obelix join the Roman army - who'd have expected to see Asterix in a legionary's uniform?! - to rescue Obelix's true love's fiancé from North Africa, leaving Centurions baffled as their mission turns into a smashing adventure.
René Goscinny (Author)
Albert Uderzo has been illustrating Asterix for 37 years, and has written the most recent titles since Goscinny's death. He enjoys racing sports cars and owns a large number of Ferraris. He was the recipient of the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, for services to the arts. Asterix is a best seller in 70 languages
Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977.
Albert Uderzo (Illustrator)
Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 38 Asterix albums, the 39th to come in October 2021.