Casca #02: God of Death

by Barry Sadler

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441295320
• ISBN13: 9780441295326
• Release Date: November 1979
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

2nd Favorite

My love for this series continues. If #1 The Eternal Mercenary is my favorite in the series this is easily my second. I have several friends from Mexico and Guatemala and we have often in the past discussed the histories of our countries. The history of the Aztecs and Mayans has always interested me. So naturally reading a Casca book set during that time period was exciting. Thank you Barry. I can't wait to read the Conquistador.

Not Free SF Reader

Human sacrifice will backfire if you pick an immortal. I didn't like this one as much as the first, but still a fine adventure. Basically, all you have to hear is this 'Vikings vs Olmecs' and what more do you need to know? Ok, one more thing - what happens when you try and do the chop the heart out ritual thing on someone curse dby the 'sun of gud' to not die. Casca, of course, living has to keep wondering, much as they who come later MacLeod's, and is pretty much of the same school of decent bloke. The setup here is the discovery in a museum of armor of the time of this particular escapade, and an artifact whose face looks rather like Casca's. Absolutely worth giving one of these books a go if you like this sort of genre. 3.5 out of 5

EXCELLENT CONTINUATION OF THE STORY

This is the second book of Sadler's Casca Series. As with several of the other books in this series, it is not in absolute chronological order. You have to keep reading the series and put the chronology in order yourself. This is okay though and does not distract from the story one bit. This is classical Sadler stuff. The story line hold true and Casca remains Casca. The story concerns his voyage to the new world with members of his Norse group. Each page is filled with typical Sadler action and can truely be classified as a page turner. I am a Sadler fan and do feel this was one of the better stories in the servies...everyone has their favorite though. Recommend this one highly.

One of the best in the series

This was an early Sadler Casca novel and is accordingly one of the best. He weaves a fascinating tale of vikings sailing across the Atlantic and finding North America in the 3rd century, before sailing south to what is now Mexico and becoming involved in pre-Columbian inter tribal politics. Casca at the heart of the tale, falls in love with one of the women of the tribe and survives a sacrificial rite to become a living god amongst them. Set in between books 5 and 3 (they were not written in order!) its a damned good yarn. For more Casca lore and information, visit www.casca.net

Casca The God of Death

The second book of the series, but oddly the third chronologically, follows on from the Barbarian and tells of the voyage of Casca and his vikings across the ocean to Central America where Casca becomes at first a captive of the ancient Teotec peoples. After surviving a sacrifice he becomes revered as a god and helps win his people a war, but at a cost. For those who wish to find out more, please read this book as its one of the best in the series. For more Casca, see www.casca.net