Astérix Books in Order
Browse the Astérix books in publication order, with chronological reading order where reliable source data is available.
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Astérix books in publication order
47 books
Asterix the Gaul
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1959
In 50 BC, Asterix, Obelix, and their fellow Gauls defend their small village against Julius Caesar’s Roman forces. Cunning and the druid Getafix’s strength-giving magic potion give the villagers a chance to keep their freedom.
Asterix and the Golden Sickle
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1960
When Getafix breaks the golden sickle needed to prepare the village’s magic potion, Asterix and Obelix travel to Lutetia to replace it. Their errand leads them into the city’s criminal underworld and a gang trafficking in sickles.
Asterix and the Goths
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1961
Asterix and Obelix accompany Getafix to the annual druids’ gathering, where Goths seize the chance to abduct the prized potion-maker. As Romans, Gauls, and rival Goths collide, the rescue turns into a chaotic struggle over magic and power.
Asterix the Gladiator
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1962
When Cacofinix is carried off to Rome as a gift for Julius Caesar, Asterix and Obelix pursue him across the sea. Their rescue effort leads them into the Circus Maximus, where they must pose as gladiators before the Roman crowds.
Asterix and Cleopatra
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1963
Cleopatra wagers that Egypt can build Caesar a splendid palace in only three months, leaving her architect Edifis desperate for help. Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix head to Egypt to support the project while rivals try to sabotage it.
Asterix and the Banquet
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1963
After accepting a Roman challenge, Asterix and Obelix tour Gaul to gather regional foods for a victory banquet. Pursued by Roman forces and thieves, they collect their unusual cargo while gaining a small, determined canine follower.
Asterix and the Big Fight
by René Goscinny
1964
A Roman-backed rival chief challenges Vitalstatistix for control of the Gaulish village. But when an accident leaves Getafix unable to prepare the usual magic potion, Asterix must help protect the village before the chiefs’ decisive contest.
Asterix in Britain
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1965
Asterix and Obelix cross the Channel to help a small British village resist Caesar’s invasion. With a barrel of magic potion in danger of being lost among the local food and drink, their mission becomes a race through Roman-occupied Britain.
Asterix and the Normans
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1966
The Normans arrive near the Gaulish village hoping to discover the secret of fear, which they believe will teach them to fly. Asterix must rescue timid visitor Justforkix and stop the invaders from turning his panic into a weapon.
Asterix the Legionary
by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge
1966
Obelix falls for Panacea, only to learn that her fiancé Tragicomix has been sent into the Roman army. Determined to find him, Asterix and Obelix enlist in the legion and embark on a rescue mission that takes them to North Africa.
Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1967
Julius Caesar wants the shield once owned by defeated Gaulish leader Vercingetorix for a triumphal celebration, but it has vanished. As Romans and Gauls hunt for it, Asterix investigates the trail while Vitalstatistix endures an unwanted health cure.
Asterix and the Cauldron
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1968
When a neighboring chief entrusts Asterix with a cauldron of money, it is stolen under his watch. Banished in disgrace, Asterix and the loyal Obelix seek increasingly unlikely ways to replace the missing coins and uncover the deception behind the loss.
Asterix at the Olympic Games
by René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Anthea Bell & Derek Hockridge
1968
The Gauls travel to Athens to compete in the ancient Olympic Games, confident that magic potion will make victory easy. When the potion is prohibited as an unfair stimulant, Asterix and his friends must find another way to outmatch Rome.
Asterix and the Roman Agent
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1970
To fracture the indomitable village without a battle, Caesar dispatches a Roman agent skilled at planting suspicion. As jealousies and accusations spread among the Gauls, Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix must expose the scheme before their community tears itself apart.
Asterix in Switzerland
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1970
A poisoned Roman official needs an antidote, but Getafix requires a rare Alpine flower to make it. Asterix and Obelix travel to Helvetia, where their search leads through mountainous country, Roman corruption, and a succession of Swiss-flavored obstacles.
The Mansions of the Gods
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1971
Caesar tries a subtler conquest by building a luxurious Roman housing estate beside the Gauls’ village. As Roman residents arrive and the prospect of profit unsettles the locals, Asterix and his friends must prevent the development from changing their way of life.
Asterix and the Laurel Wreath
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1972
After Chief Vitalstatistix boasts that he will serve stew flavored with Caesar’s laurel wreath, Asterix and Obelix head to Rome to obtain it. Their mission takes an unexpected turn when they pose as slaves to gain access to the imperial court.
Asterix and the Soothsayer
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1973
A persuasive stranger named Prolix arrives in the Gaulish village claiming to predict the future. While many villagers accept his convenient prophecies, Asterix doubts the supposed soothsayer and sets out to reveal what is really behind his influence.
Asterix in Corsica
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1973
Asterix and Obelix escort a Corsican chief freed from Roman captivity back to his island. There, they join his people’s resistance against Caesar’s forces and a scheming praetor, amid vendettas, family rivalries, and fierce local pride.
Asterix in Spain
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1975
When Caesar takes the son of a defiant Iberian chief hostage, Asterix and Obelix help rescue the boy and return him home. Their journey to Hispania brings them into conflict with Roman forces, an arena bull, and their young charge’s stubborn pride.
Asterix and Caesar's Gift
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1976
Caesar gives the Gauls’ village to an inept legionary, who trades its title deed to an ambitious innkeeper. When the newcomer claims the right to settle there and challenge Vitalstatistix for leadership, the village is thrown into bitter political division.
Asterix and the Great Crossing
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1976
While fishing, Asterix and Obelix are blown far off course by a storm and reach an unfamiliar land across the sea. Trying to find their way home, they encounter new peoples, unexpected wildlife, and Viking explorers navigating the same strange territory.
Obelix and Co.
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1976
Julius Caesar sends an economics-minded Roman to undermine the Gauls by turning Obelix’s menhirs into a booming business. As advertising and profit fever transform the village, Asterix and his friends confront the chaos of a market built to collapse.
Asterix in Belgium
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1979
Asterix, Obelix, and their chief travel to Belgium after Caesar declares the Belgians the bravest of all Gauls. A contest to demolish Roman camps turns into a wider showdown when Caesar moves against both rival peoples.
Asterix and the Great Divide
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1980
Asterix, Obelix, and Getafix intervene in a divided Gaulish village, where two rival chieftains stand between Melodrama and Histrionix. They must untangle a traitor’s schemes, a feud between families, and Roman interference before the lovers can be reunited.
Asterix and the Black Gold
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1981
When Getafix runs out of rock oil, a key ingredient in the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix journey to the Middle East to find more. Their search draws them into a spy-flavored Roman plot involving agent Dubbelosix and his gadget-filled chariot.
Asterix and Son
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1983
A baby is left outside Asterix’s home, leaving Asterix and Obelix to face the unfamiliar demands of childcare. As Romans pursue the child, the pair investigate the infant’s identity and become caught in Brutus’s designs against Caesar.
Asterix to the Rescue
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1986
Romans capture Getafix and take him toward Rome, leaving Asterix, Obelix, and Dogmatix to mount a rescue. This interactive gamebook lets readers choose supplies and roll for the detours, dangers, and escapes along the way.
Asterix Versus Caesar
by René Goscinny
1986
This book-of-the-film follows Asterix and Obelix after Panacea and her fiancé, Tragicomix, are seized by Romans and forced into the foreign legion. The two Gauls enlist themselves, following their friends through Africa to Rome and the Circus Maximus.
Asterix the Brave
by René Goscinny
1987
This omnibus gathers four Asterix adventures: Asterix and the Golden Sickle, Asterix and the Cauldron, Asterix and the Normans, and Asterix and the Great Crossing. It brings together quests, village troubles, visiting warriors, and an Atlantic journey.
Operation Britain
by René Goscinny
1987
When Gaul's mistletoe crop fails, Asterix, Obelix, and Dogmatix must reach Britain for the ingredient Getafix needs. Readers use choices, dice, and limited magic potion to guide the mission through changing routes and Roman hazards.
Asterix and the Magic Carpet
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1988
A drought threatens a distant Eastern kingdom, where a guru plans to sacrifice Princess Orinjade unless rain comes. Asterix and Obelix fly there on a magic carpet, relying on Cacofinix’s famously dreadful singing to help save the princess.
Idol of the Gauls
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1988
In this dice-driven gamebook, timid Justforkix wants to meet pop star Popmusix, but first he must navigate hazards beyond the Gaulish village. The reader's choices and rolls determine whether his unlikely quest reaches its goal.
The Roman Conspiracy
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1988
Justforkix's father is accused of dealing in counterfeit menhirs flooding the souvenir trade. Playing as Justforkix, the reader follows clues through Gaul and Roman territory, making choices to expose the forgers and clear his family's name.
How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1989
Asterix recounts the childhood mishap that gave Obelix his permanent superhuman strength: his fall into Getafix’s magic potion. This illustrated origin story looks back to the boys’ early friendship and reveals how a defining legend of the village began.
The Meeting of the Chieftains
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1989
An interactive Asterix gamebook in which the reader takes the role of Justforkix. Using dice, choices, and an adventure sheet, players set out to retrieve Vitalstatistix from a spa so he can return for an important meeting with another chieftain.
Asterix and the Secret Weapon
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1991
When the village mothers replace Cacofinix with the bard Bravura, the men are scandalized but soon need her help. Caesar’s new force of female legionaries exploits the Gauls’ reluctance to fight women, prompting Asterix and Bravura to devise a response.
Operation Getafix
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
1992
This illustrated book of the film follows the Gaulish village after Obelix accidentally strikes Getafix with a menhir, leaving the druid confused and unable to make magic potion. A scheming soothsayer exploits the crisis while Asterix confronts renewed Roman pressure.
Asterix Conquers America
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1995
An illustrated tie-in to the animated film, this adventure sends Asterix and Obelix after Romans who have abducted Getafix and Dogmatix. Their pursuit carries them across the sea to an unfamiliar new land, where Caesar’s scheme to remove the druid goes badly wrong.
Asterix And Obelix All At Sea
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1996
When rebellious galley slaves seek refuge in the Gaulish village, Obelix is coping with the consequences of secretly drinking too much magic potion. As Romans close in, Asterix must help the fugitives and find a cure that may require a hazardous journey to Atlantis.
Absolutely Asterix
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1998
A five-story Asterix omnibus collecting Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix and the Big Fight, Asterix and the Cauldron, Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield, and The Twelve Tasks of Asterix in one volume.
Asterix and the Actress
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1999
Asterix and Obelix celebrate their shared birthday, only to become entangled in a Roman political struggle involving Pompey’s missing arms. An actress who looks remarkably like Panacea enters the village, bringing old acquaintances, mistaken identities, and an unexpected family reunion.
Maximum Asterix
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1999
A five-adventure omnibus gathering Asterix and the Black Gold, Asterix and Son, Operation Getafix, Asterix and the Magic Carpet, and Asterix and Obelix All at Sea. It combines four comic adventures with the illustrated Operation Getafix film story.
Asterix and the Class Act
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
2003
This collection gathers fourteen brief Asterix stories, including material originally created for Pilote alongside previously uncollected and new pages. The episodes revisit the village through schooldays, sports, fashion, Dogmatix, the heroes’ birth, and reflections on how Asterix was created.
Asterix and the Falling Sky
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
2005
The Gauls’ old fear appears to come true when strange visitors descend from the sky above their village. Asterix and Obelix are pulled into a contest between rival extraterrestrial forces, each seeking control of the villagers’ formidable secret weapon.
Asterix and the Vikings
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
2006
This book-of-the-film sends Asterix and Obelix to rescue Justforkix after Vikings seize the timid young Gaul. Convinced he holds the secret of the villagers’ power, the raiders take him north, forcing the friends into a dangerous mission far from home.
Asterix & Obelix's Birthday
by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo
2009
Created for Asterix’s fiftieth anniversary, this birthday-themed collection brings together short stories, imagined future glimpses, artwork parodies, messages from familiar characters, and other comic extras. While Asterix and Obelix hunt, their many friends prepare a village celebration in their honor.
Where to start with Astérix
Start with Asterix the Gaul (1959), the first title in publication order on this page. Continue through the publication-order table above.
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Asterix to the Rescue
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1986Asterix Adventure Games, Book 1
Operation Britain
by René Goscinny
1987Asterix Adventure Games, Book 2
Idol of the Gauls
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1988Asterix Adventure Games, Book 3
The Roman Conspiracy
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1988Asterix Adventure Games, Book 4
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Asterix to the Rescue
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1986Asterix Adventure Games, Book 1
Operation Britain
by René Goscinny
1987Asterix Adventure Games, Book 2
Idol of the Gauls
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1988Asterix Adventure Games, Book 3
The Roman Conspiracy
by Albert Uderzo & René Goscinny
1988Asterix Adventure Games, Book 4
Author bio
René Goscinny was born in Paris on August 14, 1926. When he was two, his family moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he grew up and attended French schools. He was an enthusiastic reader and a shy kid who liked drawing, making classmates laugh, and getting lost in illustrated stories.
His life took a sharp turn after his father died in 1943. Goscinny and his mother later moved to New York, where he took whatever work he could find and began building a career in comics. He met other cartoonists there, including Morris, the creator of Lucky Luke, and learned how much craft sits behind a joke that looks effortless on the page.
Back in France in the early 1950s, Goscinny found his place as a writer rather than an illustrator. He worked with artists whose drawings gave his scripts room to move. He also pushed for comic writers to be credited alongside artists, which was not always a given at the time.
He had a gift for setting up a simple problem, then letting it spiral. A missing object, a boastful chief, a crooked official, or a bad idea from Caesar could power a whole story. His characters speak in quick rhythms, and his plots leave room for puns, misunderstandings, side trips, and people taking themselves far too seriously.
That approach clicked perfectly with Albert Uderzo. In 1959, the pair introduced Asterix in the first issue of the magazine Pilote. The small Gaul with the winged helmet, his strong and hungry friend Obelix, and their stubborn village gave Goscinny a setting that could hold Roman spoofs, travel adventures, and jokes about modern habits without ever leaving 50 BC for long.
The village was small. The world around it was not.
Goscinny wrote the scripts for the classic Asterix albums, including Asterix the Gaul, Asterix and Cleopatra, Asterix in Britain, Asterix the Legionary, and Obelix and Co. Readers often come for the Roman brawls and stay for the details: pirates who know what is about to happen to them, chiefs with impossible tempers, feasts of roast boar, and Romans who keep volunteering for the least sensible job in the empire.
His work reached far beyond one village. With Morris, he helped shape many Lucky Luke stories. With Jean-Jacques Sempé, he created Le Petit Nicolas, a funny, child-sized view of school and family life. He also wrote Iznogoud with Jean Tabary, about a grand vizier whose one big ambition is to replace the caliph.
Goscinny also edited Pilote, helping it become a home for a new generation of French comics creators. He died in Paris in 1977, aged 51. His stories continue to work because they are built for rereading: the action is clear, the jokes come quickly, and even the most powerful Romans rarely understand what they are up against.
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