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Goscinny Books in Order

Goscinny has written 107 books, published between 1959 and 2011. The first book is Asterix the Gaul (1959) and the newest is The Singing Wire (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
107
Published
1959–2011
Pages on record
4,752 in 85 of 107 books
Reading time
79–119 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,752 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 85 of 107 titles with a page count on record.

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Goscinny wrote comics. Asterix and Lucky Luke are the two recurring creations, joined by Iznogoud, Dogmatix and the Nicholas books. Asterix the Gaul (1959) is the earliest entry, with Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1960), Asterix and the Goths (1961), Asterix the Gladiator (1962) and Asterix and Cleopatra (1963) following in quick order. The catalogue holds 107 titles dated 1959 to 2011, averaging 48 pages. Gauls, cowboys and caricature run through the subject list.

How many Goscinny books are there?

Goscinny has 107 books, released between 1959 and 2011. They include 7 separate series.

Goscinny Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 107 Goscinny books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Asterix and the Golden Sickle by Goscinny, book 2 of the Astérix series (1960)
  2. Cover of Nicholas on Holiday by Goscinny, book 2 of the Nicholas series (1961)
  3. Cover of Asterix and the Goths by Goscinny, book 3 of the Astérix series (1961)
  4. Cover of Nicholas Again by Goscinny, book 3 of the Nicholas series (1961)
  5. Cover of Asterix and the Banquet by Goscinny, book 5 of the Astérix series (1963)
  6. Cover of Nicholas and the Gang by Goscinny, book 5 of the Nicholas series (1963)
  7. Cover of Asterix and Cleopatra by Goscinny, book 6 of the Astérix series (1963)
  8. Cover of Nicholas in Trouble by Goscinny, book 6 of the Nicholas series (1964)
  9. Cover of Asterix and the Big Fight by Goscinny, book 7 of the Astérix series (1964)
  10. Cover of Asterix in Britain by Goscinny, book 8 of the Astérix series (1965)
  11. Cover of Asterix and the Normans by Goscinny, book 9 of the Astérix series (1966)
  12. Cover of The Caliph's Vacation by Goscinny, book 1 of the Iznogoud series (1967)
  13. Cover of Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield by Goscinny, book 11 of the Astérix series (1967)
  14. Cover of Asterix and the Cauldron by Goscinny, book 13 of the Astérix series (1968)
  15. Cover of Apache Canyon by Goscinny, book 1 of the Lucky Luke series (1970)
  16. Cover of Asterix and the Roman Agent by Goscinny, book 14 of the Astérix series (1970)
  17. Cover of Asterix in Switzerland by Goscinny, book 15 of the Astérix series (1970)
  18. Cover of The Mansions of the Gods by Goscinny, book 16 of the Astérix series (1971)
  19. Cover of Asterix and the Laurel Wreath by Goscinny, book 17 of the Astérix series (1972)
  20. Cover of Asterix and the Soothsayer by Goscinny, book 18 of the Astérix series (1973)
  21. Cover of Asterix in Corsica by Goscinny, book 19 of the Astérix series (1973)
  22. Cover of Asterix in Spain by Goscinny, book 20 of the Astérix series (1975)
  23. Cover of Asterix and Caesar's Gift by Goscinny, book 21 of the Astérix series (1976)
  24. Cover of Obelix and Co. by Goscinny, book 22 of the Astérix series (1976)
  1. 1
    Asterix the GaulAstérix #11959 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    195948
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  2. 2
    NicholasNicholas #11959 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1959126
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  3. 3
    Asterix and the Golden SickleAstérix #21960 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196048
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  4. 4
    Nicholas on HolidayNicholas #21961 · confirmed 1/4
    1961–
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  5. 5
    Asterix and the GothsAstérix #31961 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196148
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  6. 6
    Nicholas AgainNicholas #31961 · 112 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1961112
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  7. 7
    Asterix the GladiatorAstérix #41962 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196296
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  8. 8
    The Adventures Of Nicholas And The GangNicholas #41963 · confirmed 1/4
    1963–
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  9. 9
    Asterix and the BanquetAstérix #51963 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196348
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  10. 10
    Nicholas and the GangNicholas #51963 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1963120
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  11. 11
    Asterix and CleopatraAstérix #61963 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196348
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  12. 12
    Nicholas in TroubleNicholas #61964 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1964128
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  13. 13
    Asterix and the Big FightAstérix #71964 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196448
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  14. 14
    Asterix in BritainAstérix #81965 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196548
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  15. 15
    Asterix and the NormansAstérix #91966 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196648
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  16. 16
    Asterix the LegionaryAstérix #101966 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196696
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  17. 17
    The Caliph's VacationIznogoud #11967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  18. 18
    Asterix and the Chieftain's ShieldAstérix #111967 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196748
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  19. 19
    Asterix at the Olympic GamesAstérix #121968 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196896
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  20. 20
    Asterix and the CauldronAstérix #131968 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    196848
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  21. 21
    Apache CanyonLucky Luke #11970 · confirmed 1/4
    1970–
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  22. 22
    Asterix and the Roman AgentAstérix #141970 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197048
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  23. 23
    Asterix in SwitzerlandAstérix #151970 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197048
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  24. 24
    The Mansions of the GodsAstérix #161971 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197148
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  25. 25
    Asterix and the Laurel WreathAstérix #171972 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197248
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  26. 26
    Asterix and the SoothsayerAstérix #181973 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197348
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  27. 27
    Asterix in CorsicaAstérix #191973 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197348
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  28. 28
    Dogmatix And The Boar HuntDogmatix #11974 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197416
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  29. 29
    Asterix in SpainAstérix #201975 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197548
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  30. 30
    Asterix and Caesar's GiftAstérix #211976 · 48 pages · confirmed 1/4
    197648
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Goscinny series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Goscinny books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Astérix books in order

41 books by Goscinny
  1. 1. Asterix the Gaul
  2. 2. Asterix and the Golden Sickle
  3. 3. Asterix and the Goths
  4. 4. Asterix the Gladiator
  5. 5. Asterix and the Banquet
  6. 6. Asterix and Cleopatra
  7. 7. Asterix and the Big Fight
  8. 8. Asterix in Britain
  9. 9. Asterix and the Normans
  10. 10. Asterix the Legionary
  11. 11. Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield
  12. 12. Asterix at the Olympic Games
  13. and 29 more in the table above

Nicholas in order

7 books
  1. 1. Nicholas
  2. 2. Nicholas on Holiday
  3. 3. Nicholas Again
  4. 4. The Adventures Of Nicholas And The Gang
  5. 5. Nicholas and the Gang
  6. 6. Nicholas in Trouble
  7. 7. Nicholas And The Gang Again

Asterix Adventure Games in order

4 books
  1. 1. Asterix to the Rescue
  2. 2. Operation Britain
  3. 3. Idol of the Gauls
  4. 4. The Roman Conspiracy

Dogmatix in order

2 books
  1. 1. Dogmatix And The Boar Hunt
  2. 2. Where's Dogmatix?

Do you have to read Goscinny books in order?

You only need to read Goscinny books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Goscinny

Start with the first book of the Goscinny series you want to read: Lucky Luke starts with Apache Canyon (1970), Iznogoud starts with The Caliph's Vacation (1967) and Twelve Tasks of Asterix starts with The Race (1978). The earliest catalogued title overall is Asterix the Gaul (1959).

What is the newest Goscinny book?

The Singing Wire (2011) is the newest Goscinny book released so far.

Is there a new Goscinny book coming?

No next Goscinny book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Goscinny at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Goscinny title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Goscinny books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
4,752 pages across the 85 of 107 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Goscinny books, 28 of 107, were published in the 2000s.

What the Goscinny books are about

95 of the 107 Goscinny books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 56 of 95. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.