ASTERIX COMPACT OMNIBUS 5 (HB)

Four great adventures in one volume!This edition includes Asterix albums 17-20:Album 17. The Mansions of the Gods (1971)Album 18. Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (1972)Album 19. Asterix and the Soothsayer (1972)Album 20. Asterix in Corsica (1973)The Mansions of the Gods: Caesar tries to weaken solidarity and local traditions in Gaul by creating a modern resort near the village But he hasn't reckoned with magically replanted trees the first slaves' union; and the Gauls' ability to tactically fight back.Asterix and the Laurel Wreath: To be one-up on his obnoxious brother-in-law a drunk Vitalstatistix boasts he will create a dish seasoned with Caesar's laurel wreath. He then sets Asterix and Obelix the impossible task of getting it from Rome.Asterix and the Soothsayer: In the absence of Getafix a charlatan soothsayer seeks shelter in the Village and dupes the residents by making predictions they want to hear and proceeds to con the them. Only Asterix remains skeptical.Asterix in Corsica: In one of their raids of the nearby Roman camps the Gauls discover a cool and sardonic prisoner who reveals himself as Boneywasawarriorwayayix a tribal leader from Corsica. Asterix and Obelix accompany him back to Corsica to unite the quarrelling tribes against the Romans