Twelve Tasks of Asterix Books in Order
Twelve Tasks of Asterix by Goscinny contains 9 books, published in 1978. The first book is The Race (1978) and the newest is The Ghostly Legionaries (1978). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1978
- Total pages
- 144 across 9 books
- Reading time
- 2.4–3.6 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 144 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Twelve Tasks of Asterix is a set of nine short titles credited to Goscinny, all of them dated 1978 and catalogued under comic books and strips, Gauls, and French children's literature. The Race is listed first and The Ghostly Legionaries last, with The Javelin, The Judo Match, The Chef and The Cave of the Beast among the rest. All nine have a recorded length, at a median of 16 pages.
How many Twelve Tasks of Asterix books are there?
Twelve Tasks of Asterix has 9 books, released in 1978.
Twelve Tasks of Asterix Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Twelve Tasks of Asterix 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.
- 1The Race1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 2The Javelin1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 3The Judo Match1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 4Isle Of Pleasure1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 5The Chef1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 6The Cave of the Beast1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 7The Place That Sends You Mad1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 8The Crocodiles1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
- 9The Ghostly Legionaries1978 · 16 pages · confirmed 1/41978161/4
Is there a chronological order for Twelve Tasks of Asterix?
No separate chronological order is on record for Twelve Tasks of Asterix, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Twelve Tasks of Asterix books in order?
You should read the Twelve Tasks of Asterix books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Twelve Tasks of Asterix book also stands alone.
Where to start with Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Start with The Race (1978), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Twelve Tasks of Asterix book?
The Ghostly Legionaries (1978) is the newest Twelve Tasks of Asterix book released so far.
Is there a new Twelve Tasks of Asterix book coming?
No next Twelve Tasks of 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.
Twelve Tasks of Asterix at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Twelve Tasks of Asterix title on record dates from 1978, 48 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Twelve Tasks of Asterix books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 144 pages across all 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 16 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Twelve Tasks of Asterix books, 9 of 9, were published in the 1970s.
What the Twelve Tasks of Asterix books are about
All 9 Twelve Tasks of Asterix books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's literature, french is tagged on 9 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's literature, French 9 of 9 books
- Comics & graphic novels 9 of 9 books
- Gauls 9 of 9 books
- History 9 of 9 books
- Reference 9 of 9 books
- Series:Astérix 9 of 9 books
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The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
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