Description

The latest action-packed adventure from our indomitable Gauls, Asterix and the Griffin, is out now!

Vintage Asterix!

Fourteen short stories including tales of:
– The day Asterix and Obelix were born (in the middle of a village fish fight)
– How Obelix goes back to school
– Fashion in Ancient Gaul
– How Dogamatirx helps the village cockerel win a duel
– And how he is adopted as a Roman mascot
– Asterix as you’ve never seen him before
– Obelix’s adventures under the mistletoe
– The bid for the very first Gaulish Olympics
– The birth of an idea – the story of the creation of Asterix
And much, much more.

Publisher Review

If Orion Books had just found and published one of the "lost" Shakespeare plays...I would not have been more excited than when I learnt of the publication of 14 previously untranslated Asterix stories in a new book called ASTERIX AND THE CLASS ACT....Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge, Asterix's translators since the very beginning, have made great books into eternal flames -- Giles Coren * THE TIMES * One of the most appealing features of the Asterix books is their ingenious, twisting plotlines, filled with scheming villains and hapless fools....Asterix and the Class Act might appeal more to Asterix diehards than to general fans; but it is an entertaining addition to the canon -- Toby Lichtig * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT * Asterix is a true hero of global proportions * COLCHESTER EVENING GAZETTE * Here's a chance to dip into some new fun with the roast boar-loving French action men -- Marion McMullen * NUNEATON EVE TELEGRAPH * LIke all the best children's books, Asterix works on several levels. More than a footnote, this addition to the series is worthy of its lineage * EVERYTHING FRANCE *