Asterix The Mansions of the Gods (Asterix (Orion Paperback)) [Paperback]

Rene Goscinny (Author), Albert Uderzo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 28, 2005 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Asterix (Orion Paperback)

They want to pave paradise and put up a housing development. That's why a multinational team of slave construction workers are clearing the forest just outside the Gaulish town. Will the Gauls be fast enough to stop them and prevent Roman upstarts from moving in?

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About the Author

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. Albert 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 33 Asterix albums. Albert 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 34 Asterix albums.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Orion; Export/Airport ed edition (April 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0752866397
• ISBN-13: 978-0752866390
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars asterix and the mansions of the gods: wha the people thought, December 19, 1999

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"chabingo" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mansions of the Gods (Asterix (Darguard)) (Paperback)

This is one of my favourate ASTERIX books with many laughs along the way, ideal for childrean and a perfect christmas present! Kids are bound to love it! We find out that Ceasar and his young architect (squarontheypotenus) are planning to build a new city surrounding asterixs' peaceful village. So asterix and his trusty freind obelix decide that something has to be done, so with a bit of magic along the way the story unveals, giving the romans a headache, the gauls some fun and us well a good laugh!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Comic Award, July 10, 2008

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Lisa - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asterix The Mansions of the Gods (Asterix (Orion Paperback)) (Paperback)

I've been reading Asterix since I was a child, and I've never read a better comic. They're clever, silly and have great twists on words. I've picked up bits of history, Latin and enlarged my vocabulary without meaning to. These comics don't get old, even when read and reread. Now my kids and their friends read my Asterix collection and they're as absorbed as my friends and I were. The "Mansions of the Gods" is one of my top 3 picks, along with "Asterix and the Legionnary" and "Asterix and Cleopatra." Make sure to buy the Asterix written by Goscinny and illustrated by Uderzo. After Goscinny died, Uderzo continued both writing and illustrating these comics and they aren't as clever.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best Asterix Adventures, May 20, 2000

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Abhinav Agarwal (Bangalore, India) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mansions of the Gods (Asterix (Darguard)) (Paperback)

One of the best Asterix adventures, with a very inventive plot, hilarious one-liners. Cacofonix steals the show at the end of the book, with the reactions from the residents of the Mansion of the Gods funny beyond words.