The "Casca" Series is Kind of Fun-Easter Connection
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2023 5:34 pm
With Easter-I was telling the kids about this 1970's era pulpy fiction series.
Started by Barry Sadler of "The Ballad of the Green Beret fame. Continued by other authors after Sadler-quite a few books in the series.
Premise is that one of the Roman soldiers at the crucifixion was cursed by Jesus to remain alive (and a soldier) until Jesus's return.
https://www.amazon.com/Casca-Eternal-Me ... 165&sr=8-1
Casca's worst fear (as you might imagine) is to be buried in a cave-in or whatever and remain alive under those circumstances for Millenia.
In book 1-he was a slave underground in the mines for a long time-Book 2 he hit Maya country (they don't go in sequence by time-just jump around a lot) and in book 3 he was in China.
That is as far as I have gotten-looks like he was in the German Panzers in WW2 in Book 4.
Started by Barry Sadler of "The Ballad of the Green Beret fame. Continued by other authors after Sadler-quite a few books in the series.
Premise is that one of the Roman soldiers at the crucifixion was cursed by Jesus to remain alive (and a soldier) until Jesus's return.
https://www.amazon.com/Casca-Eternal-Me ... 165&sr=8-1
Casca's worst fear (as you might imagine) is to be buried in a cave-in or whatever and remain alive under those circumstances for Millenia.
In book 1-he was a slave underground in the mines for a long time-Book 2 he hit Maya country (they don't go in sequence by time-just jump around a lot) and in book 3 he was in China.
That is as far as I have gotten-looks like he was in the German Panzers in WW2 in Book 4.