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Get ready to smash some crazy Romans with Asterix and Obelix in the fourth volume of the Asterix comic book series, Asterix the Gladiator by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo! Summary of the Book The Prefect Odius Asparagus has always had a big mouth. In this comic, he promises to get old Julius Caesar a couple of indomitable Gauls as a present, but perhaps this time he has bitten off more than he can chew. He consults Centurion Gracchus Armisurplus, who recommends that there is one Gaul who is less harmful than the other crazier ones: Cacofonix the Bard. They hatch a plan to kidnap the bard, and after some minor difficulties, manage to do so. However, they have been spotted by a young boy from the village who rushes to tell the others. Asterix and his friends are furious, for despite bearing the brunt of their punches and kicks most of the time for his rather cacaophonous songs, the Bard is still one of their own, and they will do anything to get him back. Asterix and his loyal companion Obelix, who is well filled and certainly not fat, are selected for the quest and soon set forth on the journey to Rome. Meanwhile, Cacophonix has been recruited into the Gladiatorial team, but when the trainer declares him unfit for the game, Caesar decides to throw the bard to the lions instead. Asterix and Obelix decide that there's only one way to save the bard: they need to become Gladiators themselves! Join the two indomitable Gauls as they teach the crazy Romans that when it comes to a good brawl, there's no one better than two Gauls pumped up with their Druid's magic potion. About the Authors Albert Uderzo is a French artist and writer. Rene Goscinny is a French comics editor and writer. The two writers are also famous for their work on the comic book series Lucky Luke.