Another adventure to find an ingredient for the magic potion, our Gaulish heros travel to northern Africa accompanied by a Druidish spy and Sean Connery lookalike Doubleohsix. One of the first Asterix books I ever read, this is simply wonderful.

These books are full of bright, fun and delightful characters who go on various adventures and get to beat up a bunch of Roman soldiers. Accompanying the story and the characters is a plethora of clever puns and word play that the translators should get a medal for. There are always a few gags or phrases in Latin that may mean nothing to the non-Latin speakers (such as myself) but Google can lend a helping hand there.