Notes

Translated from French by Anthea Bell and Derek Hockridge.
The druid Getafix is running short of rock oil - an essential ingredient in the magic potion that gives the Gaulish villagers superhuman strength to fight Julius Caesar's Roman legions. The druids order has been forgotten. Asterix and Obelix set off to prospect for black gold in the Middle Eastern desert. Will they find gold after their mission turns complicated?