17- The Mansions of the Gods

17- The Mansions of the Gods | PDF | 14,5 Mb The Mansions of the Gods is the seventeenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by Ren? Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). It was originally serialized in Pilote issues 591-612 in 1971 and translated into English in 1973. With the intent to wipe out the Gaulish village by any means necessary, Caesar concocts a plan to absorb the villagers into Roman culture by having an estate built next to the village to start a new Roman colony. The colony is to be called the Mansions of the Gods. The project is led by the architect Squaronthehypotenus. He begins by getting an army of slaves of various races and countries to pull down the trees in the forest. With the help of Getafix' magic, Asterix and Obelix sabotage the plan by planting instant-growth trees, thus repairing the damage. Obsessed with getting the work done, an increasingly erratic Squaronthehypotenus threatens to work the slaves to death. Taking this remark literally, Asterix gives them magic potion with which to fight back. Although the slaves are given magic potion in order to rise up, they do not stop work and leave, as Asterix intended. Instead they insist on better working conditions, regular pay and being freed with the consent of their masters after completing the first building of the Mansions of the Gods (the negotiations seem similar to that of modern-day employers and trade unionists). Upon hearing that the slaves are getting better pay than they are, the Roman legionaries also go on strike demanding similar and better conditions for themselves (a common occurrence among French strikers). Since the freedom of the slaves depends on constructing at least one building, the Gauls allow the work to proceed. Rapidshare (14,5 Mb) Quote:http://rapidshare.com/files/152986808/17-_The_Mansions_of_the_Gods_www.softarchive.net.rar