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Casca Books in Order

Casca contains 59 books, published between 1979 and 2023. The first book is The Eternal Mercenary (1979) and the newest is The Explorer (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
59
Published
1979–2023
Pages on record
1,936 in 10 of 59 books
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Casca is a men's adventure series about the character Casca Longinus, with 59 books from The Eternal Mercenary (1979) to The Explorer (2023). Barry Sadler is credited on 24 of them, from The Eternal Mercenary and God of Death (1979) through Panzer Soldier (1980) and The Conquistador (1984) to The Defiant (2001). Tony Roberts, under whose name the series is listed, is credited on 33, from Halls of Montezuma (2006) to The Explorer. Michael B. Goodwin is credited on 2, Immortal Dragon (2008) and The Outlaw (2010). Subjects include mercenary troops, soldiers of fortune, historical fiction, fantasy and the Second World War.

How many Casca books are there?

Casca has 59 books, released between 1979 and 2023.

Casca Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 59 Casca books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Eternal Mercenary by Barry Sadler, book 1 of the Casca series (1979)
  2. Cover of The Barbarian by Barry Sadler, book 5 of the Casca series (1981)
  3. Cover of Soldier of Fortune by Barry Sadler, book 8 of the Casca series (1983)
  4. Cover of The Conquistador by Barry Sadler, book 10 of the Casca series (1984)
  5. Cover of The Trench Soldier by Barry Sadler, book 21 of the Casca series (1989)
  6. Cover of The Liberator by Barry Sadler, book 23 of the Casca series (1999)
  7. Cover of The Defiant by Barry Sadler, book 24 of the Casca series (2001)
  1. 1
    The Eternal Mercenary1979 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1979246
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  2. 2
    God of Death1979 · confirmed 2/4
    1979–
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  3. 3
    The War Lord1980 · 1 pages · confirmed 2/4
    19801
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  4. 4
    Panzer Soldier1980 · confirmed 2/4
    1980–
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  5. 5
    The Barbarian1981 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1981184
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  6. 6
    The Persian1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  7. 7
    The Damned1982 · confirmed 2/4
    1982–
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  8. 8
    Soldier of Fortune1983 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983181
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  9. 9
    The Sentinel1983 · 172 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1983172
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  10. 10
    The Conquistador1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  11. 11
    The Legionnaire1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  12. 12
    The African Mercenary1984 · confirmed 2/4
    1984–
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  13. 13
    The Assassin1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  14. 14
    The Phoenix1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  15. 15
    The Pirate1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  16. 16
    Desert Mercenary1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  17. 17
    The Warrior1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  18. 18
    The Cursed1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  19. 19
    The Samurai1988 · 171 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988171
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  20. 20
    Soldier of Gideon1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  21. 21
    The Trench Soldier1989 · confirmed 2/4
    1989–
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  22. 22
    The Mongol1990 · 170 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990170
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  23. 23
    The Liberator1999 · 283 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999283
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  24. 24
    The Defiant2001 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001288
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  25. 25
    Halls of Montezuma2006 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006240
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  26. 26
    Johnny Reb2007 · confirmed 2/4
    2007–
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  27. 27
    The Confederate2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  28. 28
    The Avenger2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  29. 29
    Immortal Dragon2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  30. 30
    Napoleon's Soldier2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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Do you have to read Casca books in order?

You should read the Casca books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Casca book also stands alone.

Where to start with Casca

Start with The Eternal Mercenary (1979), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Casca book?

The Explorer (2023) is the newest Casca book released so far.

Is there a new Casca book coming?

No next Casca book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Casca at a glance

Paused
No new Casca title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
Release pace
Casca books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,936 pages across the 10 of 59 books with a recorded length, a median of 182 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Casca books, 20 of 59, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 59 titles, 33 are credited to Tony Roberts, 24 to Barry Sadler and 2 to Michael B. Goodwin.

What the Casca books are about

25 of the 59 Casca books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: action & adventure is tagged on 21 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.