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A "woman bard? That's unheard of in Ancient Gaul. So, when the mothers in Asterix's town want to replace Cacofonix with Bravura, the men are horrified. But, Bravura hits the right notes musically, and she proves very valuable when Julius Caesar sends in his secret weapon: a group of female legionnaries. Caesar thinks the Gauls will be too noble to fight the women...but Bravura has no such scruples! And, even Cacofonix succeeds in coming into his own....

This is the 30th book in the popular Asterix series, in which Asterix travels on a magic carpet to India. The wonderful village where Asterix and Obelix live has only one drawback: its bard is the worst musician in the ancient world. Whenever Cacofonix strikes up a tune, the sun hides behind the clouds and the rain begins to fall. But, then a fakir flies in on a magic carpet asking for help in ending a terrible drought in his kingdom. Otherwise, his...

When Gluteus Maximus is chosen to represent Rome in the Olympic Games, the Gauls respond by sending Asterix, Obelix, and the poet Lovesix, who is in love with the Princess Irina, in a story based on the feature film that includes some information on how it was made.

After fighting each other, the Belgian tribes and the Gauls must unite to prevent Caesar's legions from winning the day.

When local Chief Whosemoralsarelastix tries to keep a cauldron full of money out of Roman hands, he asks Asterix to guard it, but when the money disappears, Asterix and Obelix must earn enough to repay it before the chief finds out.

It's off to the wars for Asterix and Obelix: they've enlisted as legionnaires in order to rescue Tragicomix, whom the Romans forcibly conscripted. The two find Tragicomix and succeed in causing the biggest commotion ever on a battlefield.