{"product_id":"omnibus-6-asterix-in-switzerland-the-mansions-of-the-gods-asterix-the-laurel-wreath","title":"Omnibus 6: Asterix in Switzerland, The Mansions of the Gods, Asterix \u0026 the Laurel Wreath","description":"Review\n\nA cartoon drawn with such supreme artistry, and a text layered with such glorious wordplay, satire and historical and political allusion that no reader should ever feel like they've outgrown it.--TIME OUT\n\nThe Asterix books represent the very summit of our achievement as a literary race. In Asterix one finds all of human life. The fact that the books were written originally in French is no matter. I have read them all in many languages and, like all great literature, they are best in English. Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, Asterix's translators since the very beginning, have made great books into eternal flames.--THE TIMES\n\nProduct Description\n\nThis special collectors' edition features books sixteen to eighteen in one fabulous volume.\nIn ASTERIX IN SWITZERLAND, a poisoning means Asterix and Obelix must go to Helvetia for an antidote. Can they overcome cuckoo hourglasses, yodelling and holes in the cheese?\nA housing estate lies at the heart of Caesar's new plan to crush the Gauls in THE MANSIONS OF THE GODS. Will the villagers be tempted by the chance to make money when the Roman tenants move in?\nIn ASTERIX AND THE LAUREL WREATH, Chief Vitalstatistix wants a stew seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath. Asterix and Obelix must fetch the wreath, but will their plan end in disaster or their own Roman triumph?\nThere is no better way to enjoy the antics of our indomitable hero and his friends.\n\nBook Description\n\nA special collectors' edition of three Asterix stories - ASTERIX IN SWITZERLAND, THE MANSIONS OF THE GODS and ASTERIX AND THE LAUREL WREATH - in one volume.\n\nFrom the Back Cover\n\nThis special collectors' edition features books sixteen to eighteen in one fabulous volume.\nIn ASTERIX IN SWITZERLAND a poisoning means Asterix and Obelix must go to Helvetia for the antidote. Can they overcome cuckoo hourglasses, yodelling and holes in the cheese?\nA housing estate lies at the heart of Caesar's new plan to crush the Gauls in THE MANSIONS OF THE GODS. Will the villagers be tempted by the chance to make money when the Roman tenants move in?\nIn ASTERIX AND THE LAUREL WREATH Chief Vitalstatistix wants a stew seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath. Asterix and Obelix must fetch the wreath, but will their plan end in disaster or their own Roman triumph?\nThere is no better way to enjoy the antics of our indomitable hero and his friends.\n\nwww.orionbooks.co.uk\nwww.asterix.com\n\n£19.99\n\nAbout the Author\n\nAlbert 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\n\nRene 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.\n\nAlbert 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.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40151386882133,"sku":"9781444004892N","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/cd544295-fce9-45fe-9ccc-211a70fd0da2.jpg?v=1657014127","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/omnibus-6-asterix-in-switzerland-the-mansions-of-the-gods-asterix-the-laurel-wreath","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}