He is not exactly a good guy, but he is not bad, and he seems like he is on a journey to discover the mystery of his own existence. The stories revolve around the life of casca rufio longinus, a soldier in the roman legions who is cursed by christ on golgotha for driving a spear into him. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. Now, shipwrecked on a south seas island inhabited by warrior tribes, casca quickly proves himself fearless in combat. Captured and tortured by a warlord, his true identity is. Visiting gravesites with steve recommended for you. To avoid the rope, he must penetrate the heart of the mysterious land and bring back word of the impending revolution. The eternal mercenary is a series of military adventure novels created by american novelist barry sadler. Barry sadler and the casca the eternal mercenary book. To create a series or add a work to it, go to a work page. I have been writing casca novels since 2005 and so far have had 24 published on behalf of the franchise in the states. Assassin by sadler, barry and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Oct 03, 2018 casca eternal mercenary ebook download a description of tropes appearing in casca. In the 1963 film cleopatra, casca is portrayed by carroll oconnor. Casca is a series of paperback novels, created and written by author barry sadler in 1979. The eternal mercenary kindle edition by sadler, barry. The stories revolve around the life of casca rufio longinus, the soldier in the roman legions who drove the holy lance into the side of jesus christ on golgotha, and in the novels who is doomed by jesus to wander the earth aimlessly, always as a soldier, until. The publishers shop on amazon has been closed, leaving me as the only source of new casca books.
Order of barry sadler books barry sadler 19401989 was an american author of military fiction novels. Cursed to live and fight as a soldier through millenia, the eternal mercenary finds himself deep. While initially written by barry salder of ballad of the green berets fame, ghostwriters took up the job in the late 80s. Jul 05, 2019 casca rises from the dead after his normandy farm more. Cursed to live and fight as a soldier through millenia, the eternal mercenary finds himself deep in the misty heart of a jungle war. Condemned to outlive the ages, and wander the globe a constant soldier. Because the concept is so fruitful, the casca series currently spans 47. Jul 16, 2019 barry sadler and the casca the eternal mercenary book series an absolute classic. Casca rufio longinus is the roman soldier who pierced jesus side with a spear. A long long time ago while teaching summer school the bookcase in the teachers room had this book. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. While initially written by barry sadler of ballad of the green berets fame, ghostwriters took up the job in the late 80s. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
This is cascas history, from birth, through the time he was cursed to immortality by jesus on the cross to the present day. I think i might have read a casca book or two back in the 70s, along with the likes of the executioner and destroyer books as well. Casca is just a common soldier and anyone who has been in the. The stories revolve around the life of casca rufio longinus, the soldier in the. The casca book series by multiple authors includes books casca. Continuing the satisfyingly brutal series of stories, in which casca longinus encounters near death experiences around the world, century after century, after being comdemned to eternal life as a soldier until christs return on judgement day. Jun 16, 2018 casca begins with military doctors in wartorn vietnam finding an american soldier named casey suffering what should be a mortal wound that miraculously begins to heal. The eternal mercenary is a series of twentytwo books written by barry sadler.
Casca is a series of paperback novels, and since january 2014, ebooks as well, created and written by author barry sadler in 1979. I highly recommend this book series and author because it is an easy read and it has elements of humor, tragedy, and adventure. Series originator barry sadler was the legendary green beret vietnam combat veteran. Forever fighting, surviving, waiting for him to return. Jan 01, 1979 it is a pleasure to read a fantasy historical series. This website is dedicated to the history, character and novels of this. Casca longinus, cursed by christ on golgotha, condemned to outlive the ages, wandering the globe as a constant soldier. This series is about a guy named casca rufio longinus. As jesus was being crucified, longinus stabbed jesus with a spear so as to end his agony. The titular character, casca rufio longinus, is the roman soldier who.
In this video i take a look at all the barry sadler casca the eternal mercenary paperbacks as. Casca eternal mercenary barry sadler novels character. The eternal mercenary created by barry sadler, forever fighting until the second coming. Each book follows cascas adventures throughout different historical periods. As the doctor examines him, he feels himself drawn into a vivid recollection of the mans past. This is casca s history, from birth, through the time he was cursed to immortality by jesus on the cross to the present day. In the 1999 miniseries cleopatra, casca is portrayed by david schofield. Casca rises from the dead after his normandy farm more. In the fourth book, panzer soldier, the saga leaps forward about 1500 years, where we find casca going by the name carl langer, leading a fourman german tank crew on the russian front in wwii. He is also buried alive by a vindictive chinese ruler and is freed by an earthquake. The rest of cascas life is then changed, and so the legend begins. Soldier of fortune, download, by barry sadler, casca series, book 8, read by gene engene. Where novels in the series have been written, they will appear in title as published.
Soldier of fortune, download, by barry sadler, casca. Casca begins with military doctors in wartorn vietnam finding an american soldier named casey suffering what should be a mortal wound that miraculously begins to heal. It remains a popular longrunning series and there have been links to a possible film or tv series which i hope one day will happen. For the first time in the series, a novel confines itself to one conflict, and casca only goes where the war takes him. That is something that casca will not allow to happen. Casca longinus is in medieval venice, embroiled in a blood feud that sparks a war between families.
I found the first book to be an enthralling read that i just couldnt put down. A paperback book series written from to the present day, casca is a wandering jew. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading casca 1. Casca longinus is their path back to christ and they will stop at nothing in. A character profile for the hero of a lengthy series of pulp adventurewar novels, casca longinus the eternal mercenary. A paperback book series written from 1979 to the present day, casca is a wandering jew. Casca the eternal mercenary audiobook by barry sadler. This is the story of casca the roman legionnaire that stabbed christ.
Online library archive for easy reading any ebook for free anywhere right on the internet. Casca manages to have the hand sewn back on by one of his traveling companions. Casca god of death casca the eternal mercenary by barry sadler 2011. When told to finish the jew off casca stabs him in the side, just as the bible tells it, but jesus has a few words with casca. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Anyone interested in historical fiction andor immortality should definitely read this book if not the entire series of 22 books spanning 2000 years. He created the casca series, which would later be revived by other authors. The sect worships the spear of longinus at prayer times with a form of central focus. Barry sadler and the casca the eternal mercenary book series an absolute classic.
The titular character, casca rufio longinus, is the roman soldier who drove a spear into jesus christ. For those who are curious what quotes casca eternal mercenary got to me, i found myself highlighting provocative passages as i read for my book club. The roman centurion longinus is the first legend in the casca series and was supposedly present at jesuss crucifixion. A podcast about barry sadlers casca, the eternal mercenary series of books. This is now the only site you can buy new casca books from in the world. In this story, casca sails to the new world abord a. Barry sadler and the casca the eternal mercenary book series an. The rest of casca s life is then changed, and so the legend begins. Immortal dragon casca the eternal mercenary, volume 29 by michael b. Casca the eternal mercenary all the tropes wiki fandom. Vintage from the 1970s the first book in the series by barry sadlerwho was best known for his ballad of the green beret. The liberator, by paul dengelegi, casca series, book 23, read by gene engene.
He is condemned by christ to walk the earth as a soldier until they meet again at the second coming. Apr 23, 2019 in this first book we meet casca rufio longinus who is the roman soldier that stabbed christ during the crucifixion. Casca rufio longinus, in the casca novel series by barry sadler, accidentally ingests some of christs blood after lancing him. The curse is soldier, you are content with what you are. Casca, panzer soldier the eternal mercenary, book 4 by barry sadler, 4. Cursed to live and fight as a soldier through millennia, the eternal mercenary finds himself deep in the misty heart of a jungle war. I went back to the px and bought every other book in the series they had availible and it still took me another three years to complete the collection. Casca is the roman soldier who stabbed jesus on the cross. After sadlers death in 1989, other authors have written the rest, the most notable being tony roberts.
I bought and read all 22 books in the series before the author barry sadler died. Casca serves as a general in the army of a persian caliph and is burned at the stake when he becomes too popular with the troops. In the tv series rome 200507, servilius casca is portrayed by peter gevisser. A paperback book series written from 1979 to the present day, casca is a wandering jew series about casey romain, aka casca rufio longinius, aka. It was found by izlam who call himself the thirteenth disciple, at the cascas spear thrust in jesuss death wake. Casca, a roman soldier assigned to guard the crucifixion of christ, thought to make the death on the cross as painless as possible.
In this book, it is the turn of the century in colonial china, and casca is a british soldier with a choice. After leaving the casca eternal mercenary, i occasionally revisited the casca series for a couple more years. It is a real page turner because the story line makes the reader think what is casca going to do next. The stories revolve around the life of casca rufio longinus, a soldier in the roman. He buys the spear to be used as a symbol and relic for golgotha events, from some of the cascas comrades. Sadler based this book on actual events that occurred in the pacific theater during world war two. In places where no book has yet been written, the timeline will appear as theoretical.
Soldier of fortune, by barry sadler, casca series, book 8, read by gene engene. He wrote the first four books and turned the others over to ghost writers. A slave of the savage tatars, casca is a champion in the bloodsports tha. See the complete casca series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. In this first book we meet casca rufio longinus who is the roman soldier that stabbed christ during the crucifixion. From the cross, christ curses casca to remain a soldier until the second coming with these words, soldier, you are content with what you are.
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