The Mansions of the Gods (Le Domaine des Dieux) | |
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Date | 1973 |
Series | Asterix |
Creative team | |
Writers | Rene Goscinny |
Artists | Albert Uderzo |
Original publication | |
Date of publication | 1971 |
Language | French |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Asterix in Switzerland |
Followed by | Asterix and the Laurel Wreath |
The Mansions of the Gods is the seventeenth graphic novel of the Asterix comic book series, written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo and released in 1971. Originally released as a serial for the magazine Pilote, it was later made into a graphic novel, with an English translation released in 1973. The story focuses on Asterix and the Gauls attempting to thwart the latest Roman plan against them, when Caesar decrees that the forest surrounding them be converted into a new Roman colony for the wealthy.