Omnibus 2: Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix and the Banquet, Asterix and Cleopatra - Hardcover

Goscinny, René

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409101320 ISBN 13: 9781409101321

Publisher: Orion Children's Books, 2008

Synopsis

In this special collectors' edition, books four to six are brought together in one fabulous volume for the first time ever.
In ASTERIX THE GLADIATOR, Julius Caesar plans to throw the captured Cacofonix to the lions. Asterix and Obelix enlist as gladiators in order to rescue him, and teach their colleagues some interesting new tricks.
In ASTERIX AND THE BANQUET, the Romans build a barricade around the Gaulish village. But Asterix and Obelix break out and travel the entire country, collecting local specialities along the way.
Asterix, Obelix and co visit Egypt in ASTERIX AND CLEOPATRA, where they are entranced by the Sphinx, the pyramids and Cleopatra's nose.
There is no better way to enjoy the antics of our indomitable hero and his friends.

About this title

Book Description:

A special collector's edition of three Asterix stories - ASTERIX THE GLADIATOR, ASTERIX AND THE BANQUET and ASTERIX AND CLEOPATRA - in one volume.

Synopsis:

In this fabulous collector's edition of Asterix, books four to six are collected in one volume for the first time ever. In Asterix The Gladiator, the Romans capture Cacofonix as a gift for Caesar who plans to throw him to the lions. To rescue their bard, Asterix and Obelix have to become gladiators. In Asterix and the Banquet, the Romans build a barricade around the village. So Asterix and Obelix demonstrate their resistance by going on a journey around the entire country, collecting local specialities on the way. Asterix, Obelix and co visit Egypt in Asterix and Cleopatra, where they are entranced by the Sphinx, the pyramids and Cleopatra's nose.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion Children's Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1409101320
• ISBN 13: 9781409101321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Uderzo Albert