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R. Goscinny SSCA. upERZO MAW Fes GOSCINNY AND UDERZO PRESENT An Asterix Adventure ASTERIX AND THE PICTS Written by JEAN-YVES FERRI Illustrated by DIDIER CONRAD Translated by ANTHEA BELL Colour by THIERRY MEBARKI, MURIELLE LEROI, RAPHAEL DELERUE re Congratulations te Jean-Yves Ferri and Didier Conrad for having the courage and talent to write and draw this new Asteriv album. Thanks to them, the Gaul village created with my friend René Goscinny can goo having new adventures to delight readers of be wrtes Mbort Uderso The memory of René Geseinny ts never far away when Asterix 6s being brought lo life. Until the present, the huge talent of Mbert Udero has worked lo preserve t. Today, ew that Abert bas watched eves the prreduction of the firs albam on which the eriginal creators did not work, I like to think that ny feher would be proud of the authors to whem we have entrusted the famous little Gaul —asproud and happy as Iam Anne Gescinny Original edition © 203 Les tions Albert René English translation © 2013 Les Eitions Albert René Original ile: Astérix chee les Picts Exclusive license: Orion Publishing Group Translator Anthea Bell Typography: Bryony Clark Allrghts reserved “The right of Jean-Yves Ferri to be identified asthe author of this work and the right of Didier Conrad to be identities the lustratr ofthis work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 2988 Fest published in Great Britain in 2013 by ‘Orion Childrens Books Ltd Orion Howse s Upper t Martins Lane London weatt 9&4 ‘An Hachette UK company 13579108642 Printed in aly wreworionbooksco uk ACCP catalogue record fortis book s avaiable rom the British Library Isp 97814440 167 8 “The Orion Publishing Group policy isto use papers that are natural renewable and recyclable and made from wood grown in sustainable forests “The logging and manufacturing processes are expected to conform tothe environmental regulations of the county of origin afew of the Gauls Asterix, the hero of these adventures. A shrewd, cunning little warrior, allperilousmissions ore immediately entrusted to him. Asterix gets his superhuman strength from the magic potion brewed by the druid Getatix (Obelix, Asterixs inseparable friend. A menhir delivery-rman by trade, addicted to wild boar. Obelix is aways ready to drop everything and go off on anew adventure with Asterix - so long as there’s wild boar to eat, and plenty of fighting. His, constant companion is Dogmatix, the only known canine ‘ecologist, who howls with despair when a tree is cut down, Getofix, the venerable village druid. Gathers mistletoe and brewsmagic potions. Hisspeciality isthe potion which Gives the drinker superhuman strength. But Getafix also has other recipes up his sleeve Finally, Vitalstatistix, the chief of the tribe. Majestic, brave and hot tempered, the old warriorisrespec- ted by his men and feared by his enemies. Vitalstatistix himself has Cacofonix, the bard. Opinion is divided as to his musical gifts. Cacofonix thinks he’s a genius. Everyone else thinks e's unspeakable. But so long as he doesn't speak, let clone sing, everybody likes him only one fear, he is afraid the sky May fall on his head tomorrow. But ashe always says, Tomorrow never comes’ The year is SOBC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans Well, not entirely... One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium 10 COME QUICK! THE 2 DE \ PICT HAS ESCAPED! | IMPEDIMENTA iS RIGHT! WHAT DO YOU MEAN, ‘THE PICT REMINDS YOU OF ‘SOMEONE? SPEAKING OF MY FEVER PASSES OFF, AND I’M DRESSED ASYLUMS, AMIiN LiKE THiS! IS iT THE LATEST FASHION, a re ALOONY oN os . q ae L 5 N Ea oT] Ws oN Ce ASTERIX! GETAFIX! QUICK! COME AND OOK! ag 16 'M TALKING! I'M TALKING! COME ON, THEN. LET’S GET OUT OF THiS QUAGMIRE AND CAI MACAROON! WATCH OUT! SHE’S AFTER YOUR GOURD! COME FILL UP MY CUP, COME FiLL UP MY CAN, COME SADDLE YOUR CATTLE AND CALL UP YOUR MEN! =~ SINCE WHEN — : DID THE DEAD |= COME BACK TO LIFE? geeocess? POLEZL hy yf f7F2 CAN | PLAY TO: PLAY TOO: AND AS USUAL, MiSTER ASTERIX SEES" THE STRAW iN HiS NEiGHBOUR’S EYE! AS USUAL, MiSTER OBELIX CHARGES OBELiX, F MACAROON? MAY THE GREAT THISTLE PRICK ME! IS iT BY GREAT NESSIE, 3 You? iT’S TOO CRUEL! ALL iS CLEAR NOW! AS L es Va) & I'VE SPENT YEARS AND YEARS iN i, LITTLE THE iCE, AND MY LiTTLE BROTHER BROTHER! y g (ILPPF” 5 any on ru id Wins Bon EE FALL IN THE Locy YOU MAST BE VER? BRAVE, MACAROON. 30 CH WHA YE: WILLE * geet AVE ME. vveght ERT YouTneara ME A PICTS WHA. NAE) DON’T SAY THEY’VE MADE YOU LOSE Your ) ee 3 VOICE AGAIN! NOT YOU, YOU iDiOTS. YOU STAY HERE AND FRATERNiSE WiTH . UR UP A LiST! NO YOU WiLL NOT DRAW UP ALiST! / [ WHAT? \ 1 WAS TALKING | = \ to ADVISE YOU | DON’T NEED YOUR ADVICE, | AND ONLY (4% wo ine MISTER ASTERIX! MiSTER NOW YOU /@’ MisTER ASTERIX GiVES TOO MUCH = “tt ASTERIX! _| E «A = s Wasena “DON’T SAiL THAT SHiP, DON’T TOSS | THAT CABER, DON’T HiT THAT BARD AND GNGNGN AND...” THERE’S TOO MUCH OF AN ECHO HERE! WATER, WATER EVERY. dROP, INCANTATIONS! MAN iS A SORCERER! HO, HO, HO! IT SS = > TAKES MORE s y THAN THAT TO ¥ iNTiMiDATE ee Y’ MACCABAEUS! REINFORCEMENTS! QUI. WHY ISN’T THE OTHER BARGE LANDING -_-

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