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This book contains all the classic Asterix elements with the role of Obelix being priceless. It is a great read for all the people who have been following the adventures of Asterix for such a long time. I love the return to the classic elements after the mildly disappointing book “Asterix and the Secret Weapon”.

Synopsis
A band of galley slaves under leadership of Spartakis have taken over Julius Caesar’s personal galley – much to its possessor’s irking, for which he sends his no-good admiral Crustacius to recover the ship.

After some arguing about a safe place to disembark, the slaves decide to set sail for the only place safe from the Romans: Asterix’ small Gaulish village. Crustacius, hot in pursuit and ignorant of the Gauls’ reputation, prepares to attack the village. The Gauls prepare for battle, but Obelix is yet again denied a drop of Getafix’s magic potion. As the Gauls return triumphant from battle, they find Obelix has drunk the remaining cauldron of magic potion – and that this overdose has turned him into stone.
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A flying fakir from India falls into the Gaulish village, having been unbalanced by the sudden downpour caused by our bard’s terrible singing. He’s however delighted since the bard is who he came looking for, from distant India. Asterix, Obelix and Cacofonix accompany the fakir back to India where they help rescue the princess from two scheming crooks. Its hilarious!

Synopsis
The village of the indomitable Gauls is visited by a fakir called Watziznehm on a flying carpet. Watziznehm has come from a kingdom located in the plains of the river Ganges, which is facing severe drought. The only way his land can be rescued is by a timely rainfall, which can be had by a new song-lyric of bard Cacofonix. If the kingdom does not get rain in time, the lovely princess Orinjade, daughter of Rajah Wotzit, will be sacrificed to the rain-God by the Grand Vizier, Hoodunnit.
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