Asterix and the Vikings -The book of the film

Asterix and the Vikings -The book of the film

by Albert Uderzo (Illustrator), Albert Uderzo (Illustrator), René Goscinny (Author)

Synopsis

When the Vikings kidnap Justforkix, the timid but very trendy son of one of Chief Vitalstatistix' closest and most powerful friends, believing he has the key to the secret of the magic potion, Asterix and Obelix are sent on one of their most dangerous missions. For they must voyage north to the Vikings' home territory and rescue Justforkix, before the Vikings find out he is not who they think he is, and make him pay the price. Meanwhile, the fact that the Vikings' chief's daughter, Abba, has fallen for Justforkix only makes matters more complicated...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 72
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 21 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 0752885901
ISBN 13: 9780752885902
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: A superb tie-in book to the cartoon box office smash hit, Asterix and the Vikings

Media Reviews
Wit, humane insights, and physical antics allow readers to join the fun...has cross-generational appeal. -- Booklist
Wit, humane insights, and physical antics allow readers to join the fun...has cross-generational appeal. -- Booklist
Author Bio
Rene Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, before eventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977. Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small village in Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959 their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page 20 of Pilote. ASTERIX THE GAUL, their first album, was published in 1961 and there have now been 35 Asterix albums.