Asterix Books in Order
Goscinny has written 45 Asterix books, published between 1959 and 2009. The first book is Asterix the Gaul (1959) and the newest is Asterix & Obelix's Birthday (2009). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as Astérix.
- Books
- 45
- Published
- 1959–2009
- Pages on record
- 2,665 in 42 of 45 books
- Reading time
- 44–67 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,665 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 42 of 45 titles with a page count on record.
Asterix is a Gaulish comic-book hero created in the albums of Goscinny, beginning with Asterix the Gaul in 1959. Forty-five albums are catalogued through Asterix & Obelix's Birthday (2009), each running to a median 48 pages. The albums are historical comic strips set among the Gauls and Celts of France, and the 1980s were the run's busiest decade. No album later than 2009 is catalogued.
How many Asterix books are there?
Asterix has 45 books, released between 1959 and 2009.
Asterix Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 45 Asterix books in the order they were released, 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.
- 11959481/4
- 21960481/4
- 31961481/4
- 41962961/4
- 51963481/4
- 61963481/4
- 71964481/4
- 81965481/4
- 91966481/4
- 101966961/4
- 111967481/4
- 121968961/4
- 131968481/4
- 141970481/4
- 151970481/4
- 161971481/4
- 171972481/4
- 181973481/4
- 191973481/4
- 201975481/4
- 211976481/4
- 221976481/4
- 231976481/4
- 241979481/4
- 251980481/4
- 261981481/4
- 271983481/4
- 2819861881/4
- 291986–1/4
- 3019871941/4
- 311987481/4
- 3219881921/4
- 331988701/4
- 341988481/4
- 351989–1/4
- 361989701/4
- 371991481/4
- 381992471/4
- 391995481/4
- 401996481/4
- 411999481/4
- 422003561/4
- 432005481/4
- 442006721/4
- 452009–1/4
Do you have to read Asterix books in order?
You should read the Asterix books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Asterix book also stands alone.
Where to start with Asterix
Start with Asterix the Gaul (1959), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Asterix book?
Asterix & Obelix's Birthday (2009) is the newest Asterix book released so far.
Is there a new Asterix book coming?
No next Asterix book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Asterix at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Asterix title on record dates from 2009, 17 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Asterix books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,665 pages across the 42 of 45 books with a recorded length, a median of 48 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Asterix books, 12 of 45, were published in the 1980s.
What the Asterix books are about
43 of the 45 Asterix 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 36 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 36 of 43 books
- Series:Astérix 33 of 43 books
- Children's fiction 19 of 43 books
- Caricatures and cartoons 14 of 43 books
- Gauls 11 of 43 books
- History 11 of 43 books
- France, history 8 of 43 books
- Bandes dessinées 6 of 43 books
- Celts 5 of 43 books
More books by Goscinny
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Goscinny books in order 107 books