Free Kindle Asterix Omnibus 2: Includes Asterix The Gladiator #4, Asterix And The Banquet #5, Asterix And Cleopatra #6 ebooks Download

                
              
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Asterix Omnibus 2: Includes Asterix The Gladiator #4, Asterix And The Banquet #5, Asterix And Cleopatra #6 ebooks Download
Three titles, one stupendous volume: here are the fourth, fifth, and sixth Asterix titles, all together! In Asterix the Gladiator, our hero has to save his friend Caconofix from getting thrown to the lions. Asterix and the Banquet offers a feast for readers as Asterix and Obelix sample delicacies on a cross-country tip. And in Asterix and Cleopatra, he and the Egyptian queen build a sumptuous palace for Caesar—and outwit the Roman Army, too.
Series: Asterix Omnibus
Paperback: 156 pages
Publisher: Orion (October 4, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1444004247
ISBN-13: 978-1444004243
Product Dimensions:  8.5 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:  5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #21,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)   #6 in Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Historical & Biographical Fiction   #27 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Europe   #308 in Books > Children's Books > Comics & Graphic Novels
Age Range: 11 - 14 years
Grade Level: 4 - 6
The list price for this book is $19.95.  is selling it for a little over 11$. Excellent value for money!The size of the book is that of the original series unlike the new Tintin digests which means that everything in each panel can be made out clearly.The paper is of very good quality as is the print.The book is rather thick and the binding for such paperbacks always causes me concern, but this book is going to be handled with lots of TLC so I think it'll be okay! ;-)Bottom line: Buy it!
I wish that this format was available when I was a kid. A great way to get a bunch of eternally-funny Asterix stories without paying a fortune. The page size is a little smaller than the regular format, but still very readable and detailed--a worthy trade off to keep the price low.
I read these comics as a child over and over again. They are well written and beautifully illustrated, witty and very entertaining. The story follows the members of a small village in Gaul whom resist the Roman Empire by virtue of a super-strengthening potion brewed by their druid Getafix. The heros of the stories are Asterix ( a short, but smart warrior) and his best friend Obelix ( a large, boar meat loving, loyal but not smart warrior whom fell in a cauldron of magic potion as a child and as a result has permanent super strength). You can read each comic seperately and be able to follow the story, though certain characters do repeat throughout the series. I am buying them again as an adult and enjoying them just as much as I did as a kid. I definitely recommend these comics.
I loved them as a kid, bought them for my children and now for my nephews. The format of the Omnibus is a little small for my 'senior' eyes, but still readable. The print quality, paper and binding are good and should last. My children's copies are still in good shape and I hope they can be handed down to their children.
Still as funny and witty as ever. This omnibus edition contains 3 of the best in the series. Good value for money also.
These Asterix omnibi are great value for money, sturdily bound in paperback with vibrant color and excellent content. Any buyer can expect a long shelf-life from them, and at a little under 12 bucks anyone who loves humor comics should definitely consider buying at least a few of these from . This particular volume includes three Asterix adventures. The first, Asterix the Gladiator, chronicles Asterix and his inseparable friend Obelix's brief stint as gladiators in Rome in an attempt to rescue the bard from their village from being fed to the lions in the Circus Maximus. This was really one of the first stories that dealt with the character of Cacofonix the Bard and his supernaturally horrendous voice. The second book, Asterix and the banquet, deals with Asterix and Obelix's travels around Gaul (ancient France) as they gather meals and ingedients for a grand banquet as part of a bet with a Roman Prefect. Along the way Romans try to foil the plans of the Gauls, but with the assistance of the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix Asterix and Obelix manage to overcome most obstacles. The humor is also incredibly sharp in this tale, which goes to show how Goscinny improved as a writer during the series. The final story, Asterix and Cleopatra, is probably the best of the bunch, and entails the Gauls setting off to help an Egyptian architect to build an impossible structure for the Queen of Egypt. There is absolutely no reason why anyone who loves comics should not pick this up. A fantastic omnibus, worthy of the highest praise.
The Asterix books are replete with good humor in an obvious continental vane, requiring a certain level of intelligence in order to fully appreciate its true genius. My seventh grader grandson really enjoyed the first omnibus, so we have continued and extended the gift with this second installment of more to come.
I remember reading these as a kid and the same ones later as an adult (I can't remember where they went) over and over again. Anyone who is familiar with these comics will be familiar with the quality of illustrations and the humor.The print in these compilation volumes is not as clear and even smudged in quite a few places - both the pictures and the words - which makes it a bit more difficult to enjoy.
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