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Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 Free FREE ASTERIX AND THE GOLDEN SICKLE: ALBUM 2 PDF Rene Goscinny,Albert Uderzo | 48 pages | 01 Sep 2004 | Hachette Children's Group | 9780752866123 | English | London, United Kingdom ​Asterix and the Golden Sickle on Apple Books Gaul was divided into three parts. No, four parts -- for one small village of indomitable Gauls still held out against the Roman invaders. Getafix has broken his golden sickle, so Asterix and Obelix visit Lutetia to buy a new one. Unfortunately the sicklesmith a cousin of Obelix's has mysteriously gone missing Asterix: Asterix Omnibus Asterix: Asterix on the Warpath. Asterix: Where's Dogmatix? Asterix: Where's Asterix? Asterix: Asterix at the Olympic Games: Album Asterix: Asterix in Belgium: Album Asterix: Obelix and Co: Album Asterix: Asterix and Caesar's Gift: Album Rene Goscinny was born in Paris inand spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in He died in The World According to Anna. The Abyssinian Proof. The Camel Bookmobile. The Light of Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2. The Unfinished Novel and Other stories. From the Place in the Valley Deep in the Forest. Self's Punishment. Your cart Close. Go Search. Book 2 in the bestselling series. More books by Rene Goscinny. Left loading Rene Goscinny Rene Goscinny was born in Paris inand spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 to Paris in Readers also viewed. Find a book you'll love, get our newsletter name email. YES I have read and consent to Hachette Australia using my personal information or data as set out in its Privacy Policy and I understand I have the right to withdraw my consent at any time. This website uses cookies. Using this website means you are okay with this but you can find out more and learn how to manage your cookie choices here. Close cookie policy overlay. Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 by Rene Goscinny (Paperback, ) for sale online | eBay Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Albert Uderzo Illustrator. Anthea Bell Translator. Derek Hockridge Translator. It's a disaster - the druid Getafix has broken his golden sickle. Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia now Paris to buy him a new one. Soon they are tangling with the criminal underworld of the big city - can they outwit Navishtrix, Clovogarlix and the sickle-trafficking gang? Will Getafix ever be able to brew magic potion again? Get A Copy. Paperback46 pages. Published April 29th by Asterix first published August 11th More Details Original Title. AsterixObelixPanoramix. Paris France Armorica, Brittany France. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Asterix and the Golden Sickleplease sign up. Timmys buchwelt You start with the map. Then the persons. And at last the story. From the 1st until the last page. See 1 question about Asterix and the Golden Sickle…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Asterix and the Golden Sickle Asterix, 2. Feb 12, Duane rated it really liked it Shelves: book-challengefrenchgraphic-novelsrated-booksshort-storiesbiographies. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, not just of the writing but also the graphic drawings. Goscinny wrote the first book aroundand even though he died inthe series continues with the 37th edition published in View 1 comment. It was first serialized in Pilote magazine issues 42—74 in Disaster strikes in the Gaulish village when Getafix the druid breaks his golden sickle, as without one, he cannot attend the annual conference of druids, or Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 mistletoe for the magic potion which keeps the Roman army at bay. Asterix and Obelix set out for Lutetia present-day Paris to buy a new sickle from Obelix's distant cousin. On the way there, they encounter bandits, but easily defeat them, and learn from a Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 that "sickles are in short supply in Lutetia The Roman city of Lutetia was the predecessor of present-day Paris. In the city, they find Metallurgix is missing and make inquiries at a local inn, but the landlord professes to know nothing. He later gives a description of Asterix and Obelix to the devious Clovogarlix, who in turn directs them to his superior Navishtrix, who tries to sell them a sickle at an exorbitant price. They refuse, and defeat Navishtrix and his followers, only to be arrested by a Roman patrol. They are released by the Prefect of Lutetia, Surplus Dairyprodus, and learn from a Centurion that Metallurgix may have been kidnapped by sickle traffickers. From a drunkard imprisoned by Dairyprodus, they learn Navishtrix has a hideout at a portal dolmen in the Boulogne forest. In Navishtrix's underground store-room, Asterix and Obelix find a hoard of golden sickles, but are attacked by Clovogarlix, Navishtrix and their minions. Upon defeat, Navishtrix escapes, and Asterix and Obelix follow him to Surplus Dairyprodus, who confesses to having sponsored the illegal sickle monopoly for his own amusement. The Centurion releases Metallurgix and imprisons Dairyprodus and Navishtrix; whereafter Metallurgix gratefully gives Asterix and Obelix the best of his sickles. With this, they return to their village and celebrate their achievement. Apr 15, David Sarkies rated it really liked it Shelves: comedy. Asterix busts open a sickle smuggling racket 15 April Well, it turns out that Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 second Asterix book is actually really entertaining. It is a little difficult to compare them to Tintin though, especially since the first Tintin books appeared in the s while it was Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 until the s that the Asterix books began to appear. However, while it took a few albums for Herge to begin to set Tintin on the path that he was going to go, it appears that Asterix reached that position pretty quickly. However, and I will have to revisit this statement a bit later when I have read a lot more of them, the Asterix books seem to become a little ho-hum Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 the track. Anyway, this story involves Getafix breaking his golden sickle, and he needs it not only to make the magic potion, but to also go to the Druid's conference in the forest of Carnutes. Therefore Asterix and Obelix set out to travel to Lutetia Ancient Paris to attempt to get a new sickle. However, when they get there they discover that Obelix's cousin, Metalurgix the sickle maker, has gone missing and nobody wants to talk to them about it. We begin to see the subtle humour that is being drawn into these comics, where they begin to treat the Roman civilisation as akin to our own, with all of the bureaucracy and the infrastructure that we see around us. One scene has them walking past an aqueduct that is being built, and them commenting about all of the eyesores that are being put up. Then there is the Roman road they travel along with the slaves repairing the road and thus a slow sign being put up, and the chariot driver who speeds past and then is later pulled over by a Roman soldier and given a fine. This was a lot better than the first one, probably because all of the introductions had been completed and it was time to send Asterix and Obelix on an adventure. However, this adventure has lots of little twists in it as Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 try to bust open a sickle smuggling racket, who's leadership goes right up to the top in Lutetia. Obviously we also see Obelix with his addiction to wild Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2, though I note that Dogmatix, Obelix's dog, doesn't appear in these early albums despite a write up at the front for him. I guess I did really enjoy this one, especially since it seems to be a lot more over the top than Tintin. Tintin is comical but more of an adventure story, however while Asterix has its fair share of adventure, it is a lot more comical, and even to an extent farcical. It has been suggested that the writers are using Roman Gaul as a way to make critical comment on our society, however I am not convinced that there is necessarily a much social criticism in these albums as there was in Tintin. However, as I begin to read more of them, we will come to see whether or not that is the case. View all 5 comments. Apr 26, Kavita rated it really liked it Shelves: humourfrancehistorical-fictioncomic-books. The second book of the series, this is the first one in which Asterix and Obelix have an adventure together. Getafix breaks his golden sickle just before the annual druid's conference. Asterix and Asterix and the Golden Sickle: Album 2 offer to go to Lutetia to buy him another one so that he could cut the mistletoe properly for his potions. Once they reach Lutetia, they discover a gang of sickle smugglers operating a black market. Mayhem ensues as our intrepid Gauls take on bandits, wolves, Romans and black-marketeers.
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