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THE RETURN OF ASTERIX, THE WORLD'S FIRST SUPERHERO: The relaunch of the re-inked, re-coloured and re-designed Asterix series, now published in the correct order for the first time.
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Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts - for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. BOOK 19 One dark and stormy night, a sinister figure arrives in the little Gaulish village. Prolix claims to be a soothsayer and the villagers believe every word he says, but Asterix sees through his deception.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When a conman comes to the village claiming to be a soothsayer and foretelling wonderful things for the villagers futures, it is hard for them not to be all taken in. That is, all but our hero Asterix, who realises the Soothsayer for the charlatan he is and sets out to convince the village of the deception. When the local Romans become involved in the deception and try to get the villagers to leave the area based on false fortune telling, then uncovering the fraud becomes all the more urgent. This is another wonderful Asterix adventure and a great addition to your collection. As is now customary you get many humorous names (like Voluptuous Arteriosclerosus) and delightful animation that ensures you will come back to this book again and again. Also this time the woman of the village get involved in the Roman bashing and the end of adventure feast is all the more deserved because of it. If you are a fan of the Asterix series then this will not disappoint and makes for quite a good starting point if you are new to the books as well.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Not just one of the best in a magical series, but a first-rate satire on the way the public (mainly women) can be manipulated into believing fey, fortunetelling nonsense by clever con-artists preying on their insecurities. The quality of the writing, for a children's comicbook is breathtaking.
Asterix's intelligence and worldliness comes to the fore here, as he unhoods a suspicious new visitor as an imposter and a fraudster.
Asterix's intelligence and worldliness comes to the fore here, as he unhoods a suspicious new visitor as an imposter and a fraudster.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Excuse me, this Asterix book has to be amongst the best written.
For anyone in the know Asterix books start with a description of the main characters followed by a throw-away comment that the only thing the Gauls are afraid of is the sky falling on their heads. The in jokes kick in immediately on the first page, during a thunderstorm so fierce the gauls think the sky really is falling in on their heads!
Into the lightning struck sky walks a tall gaunt figure, the Soothsayer. Cue villagers fighting amongst themselves, Romans, Obelix not being allowed any magic potion and a hoot on every page.
I love Asterix.
Don't make the mistake that these are just comics. Have a young son who won't read? Get him one of these. He won't even realise that this is a real book with a real story and some very difficult words to chew on.
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Great book!
This Asterix book follows the same cartoon strip format as most of the other books. It has a good storyline and is a pleasure to read.
Published 2 months ago by Geordie
Asterix fan
My son is a great Asterix fan and has been busy purchasing books from the range.This one is excellent and arrived very quickly with no faults or problems. Happy to recommend it.
Published 7 months ago by D. Hegharty
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