Barry Sadler Casca Series Books 1-22

When they flew Casey into the hospital at Nha Trang, the medics were sure he would die. That he didn't was only the first surprise. The second, and bigger one, was that Casey had been fighting for two thousand years, ever since that day on Golgotha when he thrust his lance into the side of the man on the cross. 'Soldier, you are content with what you are. Then that you shall remain until we meet again.' Thus does Casca's journey begin, a man who cannot die, does not age, and knows no skills but those of battle.

Casca awoke from a drugged sleep and saw his spear thrust into the side of the man on the cross. His spear.lost when he was sent from Judea! It wasn't a vision-it was the beginning of a threat which would follow Casca through eternity, and cost him the use of his hand. As Doctor Goldman is soon to learn, it is just the beginning of an adventure which would take Casca behind the Great Wall of the Hidden Empire, China. He would rise to the position of War Lord, and heir to the throne, only to be buried alive at the whim of a frustrated royal concubine.

ABOUT CASCA BOOKSCasca is a series of audiobooks; originally written by author in 1979. The stories revolve around the life of Casca Rufio Longinus, the soldier in the Roman legions who drove the into the side of on, who is doomed by Jesus to wander the Earth aimlessly, always as a soldier, until the. The character is loosely based on the legend of Christianity.Sadler wrote some of the early novels in the series while the others were assigned to ghostwriters. Two subsequent novels ( Casca 23: The Liberator and Casca 24: The Defiant) were written by Paul Dengelegi. The current author, has written all the novels since 2006, excluding Casca 29: Immortal Dragon and Casca 33: The Outlaw, which were written by Michael B. In April 2013, 'Casca 29: Immortal Dragon' was removed from the list of books on casca.net due to alleged plagiarism, and shortly afterwards his other novel in the series, Casca 33: The Outlaw, was removed for the same reason.

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There is another story, in the form of an unauthorized audiobook, Casca: The Outcast, which was written by Paul Dengelegi in 2004.Books In Motion carries audiobooks 1 to 24 in download, cd & mp3 cd. Please visit the Books In Motion website today to purchase.

I've been examining many of these and probably my all-round favorite is the CASCA series by Barry Sadler.The very high-concept story of Casca is the tale of Casca Rufio Longinius, a Roman legionnaire who has the (good? Bad?) luck of being granted immortality when he stabs 'the Jew' Jesus Christ with a spear during his crucifixion, apparently to relieve the prisoner's suffering.Gradually, in the first book of the series, CASCA: THE ETERNAL MERCENARY, after being sentenced to work in a labor mine, Casca realizes that he will not age and that he can't be killed. His second adventure, GOD OF DEATH, finds him leading a shipful of Vikings into Mexico among the Teotecs and Olmecs; he is impressed by their level of civilization and culture, although of course he uses his unique abilities to put a halt to that nasty human sacrifice business.The author does make some general attempts to deal with the science and physics of Casca's condition; at the beginning of the first book, we witness Casca regenerating from being grievously wounded by an exploding shell in Vietnman. Casca fears lengthy imprisonment or being buried alive more than anything; it is explained that he can survive on the merest traces of moisture and eat practically anything to obtain nourishment.The story of author Barry Sadler is damn near as bizarre as the story of Casca.After his time as a combat medic in the U.S. Special Forces in the 1960's, where he was wounded with a feces-covered punji stick, Barry Sadler released several singles, including THE BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS and I WON'T BE HOME THIS CHRISTMAS, a love-letter to the folks at home written from the trenches of the jungle in Vietnam.

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He wrote and performed these himself, and though you may criticize the earnest sappiness and jingoism of his lyrics, you can't deny he has a rather pleasant singing voice.Other highlights of his eventful life include shooting country singer Lee Emerson Bellamy in the head and killing him, and training Contra revolutionaries in South America. He himself was shot in the head under mysterious circumstances in Guatamala City in 1989; even that failed to kill him quickly, though he fell into a coma and died a year later.Like his creation, Sadler was clearly a tough and interesting guy.The parallels to something like the HIGHLANDER series or films and TV shows is obvious, though the first book was written several years before the first HIGHLANDER movie.

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This is extremely rich material for a series of books, and fans of men's adventure, history, and fantasy will all find something to enjoy. The series continues to the present under various other authors. If they can match the level of cocky, deadpan confidence that Sadler brings to the first few books of the series, it's a very worthy series for you to invest your time in.