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.
Here are the Asterix books in series order:
1. Asterix The Gaul
2. Asterix And The Golden Sickle
3. Asterix And The Goths
4. Asterix The Gladiator
5. Asterix And The Banquet
6. Asterix And Cleopatra
7. Asterix And The Big Fight
8. Asterix In Britain
9. Asterix And The Normans
10. Asterix The Legionary
11. Asterix And The Chieftan's Shield
12. Asterix At The Olympic Games
13. Asterix And The Cauldron
14. Asterix In Spain
15. Asterix And The Roman Agent
16. Asterix In Switzerland
17. The Mansions Of The Gods
18. Asterix And The Laurel Wreath
19. Asterix And The Soothsayer
20. Asterix In Corsica
21. Asterix And Caesar's Gift
22. Asterix And The Great Crossing
23. Obelix And Co
24. Asterix In Belgium
25. Asterix And The Great Divide
26. Asterix And The Black Gold
27. Asterix And Son
28. Asterix And The Magic Carpet
29. Asterix And The Secret Weapon
30. Asterix And Obelix All At Sea
31. Asterix And The Actress
32. Asterix And The Class Act
33. Asterix And The Falling Sky
34. Asterix And The Vikings
35. How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion
36. Asterix And Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book
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