Casca #07: The Damned (ISBN 0441135803)

Damned hits the mark:
The Casca series by Barry Sadler was in many respects a hit-and-miss affair, with some books being rather poor. Much of the best ones came early on and these included this one. It is set in the latter stages of the western Roman empire, and its decline is really felt here. Wht makes the book compelling reading is the fact that Attila the Hun features strongly here and much of the story is involved in the Roman struggle against the Huns, and the other is a poignant passage relating to Casca returning north to a now abandoned Helsfjord (see Casca 5: The Barbarian) and the sadness and melancholy is a man damned to live forever is fully brought out. I think this was technically one of Sadler's peaks of writing. To see the world of Casca visit www.casca.net

Damed Fine Novel!:
Barry Sadler will forever be known for this magnificent series of an immortal soldier called - Casca! This one was awesome in scope for the first half of the book. Casca goes utterly insane and runs in the wilds as a madman with wolves. This was expected from a man damned by Christ, having seen and gone thru horrific events. Memorable and fun series to read.