Tag: Adriana Hunter

Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter

by Derelict Space Sheep on July 28, 2025 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Asterix and the Chieftain’s Daughter

by Jean-Yves Ferri; ill. Didier Conrad; trans. Adriana Hunter (Orion, 2019)

[originally La Fille de Vercingétorix]

While the illustration remains unimpeachable, the text (or translation?) seems a little too concerned with wordplay-saturated asides, to the detriment of genuine storytelling. That said, the focus on Gaul’s next generation and handed-down expectations adds something to the mix beyond mere pastiche.

Asterix and the Chariot Race

by Derelict Space Sheep on June 17, 2021 in 42 Word Reviews • 0 Comments

Asterix and the Chariot Race

by Jean-Yves Ferri; ill. Didier Conrad; trans. Adriana Hunter (Orion, 2017)

Having survived the transition to new writer and illustrator, Asterix now leaps the last hurdle (in English at least) by finding someone to succeed translator par excellence Anthea Bell. The Chariot Race is the usual good fun—visually expressive, witty and layered.