Full disclosure, I grew up on this series so my opinion is necessarily biased.

I'm of the view that there is no such thing as a bad Asterix book ... but some volumes, like this one, go a bit off the rails. In comparison to stories penned by Goscinny, Uderzo's efforts lean heavily into the fantastical.

I remember getting a grandparent to take me to the shops to buy this after school, as I had fully expected that no new adventures would ever be written again and was extremely excited that a new one was now in my hands. Even then, I was taken aback by the inclusion of

Atlantis, land of eternal youth

. I actually really like how Asterix's and Obelix's friendship is portrayed in this volume, so when I pick up this book I tend to just flip to those pages.