Asterix and Obelix

Asterix and Obelix All at Sea--------------------------------------------------In ancient Rome the slaves are revolting ' and not only that, they'vestolen Julius Caesar's own galley, the finest warship in the Romannavy. Under their heroic leader Spartakis, the former galley slavesmake for the little Gaulish village where Julius Caesar's old enemiesAsterix and Obelix live ' only to find the place in crisis, for Obelix,after drinking the druid Getafix's magic potions on the sly, is firstturned to stone and then reverts to childhood. In search of a curefor him Asterix, Getafix and their new friends the galley slaves sail to thewonderful continent of Atlantis, ruled by its high priest Absolutlifabulosand the ensuing sea battles against the Roman navy are fast and furious--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Albert Uderzo was born in 1927 in a small villagein Marne, France. He met Rene Goscinny in 1951 and on 29 October 1959their most famous creation, Asterix, made his first appearance on page20 of Pilote. Asterix the Gaul, their first album, was published in1961 and there have now been 33 Asterix albums. Rene Goscinny was bornin Paris in 1926, and spent most of his childhood in Argentina, beforeeventually moving to Paris in 1951. He died in 1977.