by Bookworm
I would recommend this book to any one. I have read several times and I enjoy it just as much every time. Not that many people have heard of Asterix, but you should really get this book!
Synopsis
Julius Caesar is told about a prisoner, Tortuous Convolvulus, who can cause dissension and stir up a fight between anyone, including the lions which were to devour him in the circus. Impressed by his ability, Caesar sends the troublemaker to divide the Gauls.
Convolvulus wheedles his way into the Gaulish village and quickly stirs up distrust among the villagers. Most notably, he uses the ruse that the Romans have acquired the secret of the Magic Potion from Asterix. In the end the friendship between the Gauls stands firm. After a major fight [click to continue...]
by Bookworm
This a book that should keep you entertained. Asterix and Obelix must help a child from Spain get back to his village. On the way there they run into Roman soldiers, pirates, and plenty of adventures filled with laughter and comedy.
Synopsis
A group of Iberian resistance fighters are holding out against the Romans, very much like Asterix’s village. So the Romans kidnap Chief Huevos Y Bacon’s (Sopalajo de Arriérez y Torrezno in Spanish) son, Pepe. As the Romans are taking him to a garrison in Gaul (as it happens, it is one of the garrisons close the Gaulish village), Asterix and Obelix beat up the Romans  under the command of the Roman officer Spurius Brontosaurus  and take Pepe to their village. Obelix is assigned to take care of Pepe, but the boy proves to be highly taxing, so Asterix and Obelix are assigned to take him back home.
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by Bookworm
Synopsis
Whosemoralsarelastix is the chief of a neighboring Gaulish village. He is a mean and greedy man who often does business with the Romans. When the Romans instigate new taxes, Whosemoralsarelastix says he does not want to pay and asks the people of Asterix’ village to safeguard a cauldron full of money, his village’s treasures.
Asterix is left in charge of the cauldron full of sestertii. However, the money is stolen during the night. As the strict laws of the village demand, Asterix is banished and Obelix “banishes†himself to stay with his friend. In order to regain his honor Asterix (with Obelix’s help) must find money to refill the cauldron and repay Whosemoralsarelastix.
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by Bookworm
Synopsis
While out hunting, Asterix and his friend Obelix run across a sports champion of one of the local Roman garrisons named Gluteus Maximus, who is to participate in the Olympic Games. Due to their use of magic potion, they beat the Roman athlete in everything he attempts, temporarily breaking his resolve. Later on, the Gauls decide to participate in the Games as well, under the view that - as part of the Roman world - they are legally Romans. They later arrive in Greece for the games, and are entered in the list of participants, much to the surprise of the Greeks and the consternation of the Romans.
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by Bookworm
This is the first book I have read by this author. I picked it up because of the title and the cover; and I wasn’t disappointed. While you read this book, you’ll get the feeling of that old orally told stories sitting by the fire. You can almost hear the narration. The story sounds like one of Grimm’s grimmest fairy tales, that of a young boy who travels through the land of tales. Nothing is what one would expect; it is what nightmares are made of. It’s the fear in every child’s mind, of what is hiding under the bed, but with always a hint of knowing that all is going to end well, as fairy tales always are. But reading it is also fun, as it takes somewhat gruesome turns, always keeping the reader’s attention in the story. It also satisfies the primordial need for stories where Evil is punished, and the Good may suffer but is rewarded in the end.
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