The Sentinel, Barry Sadler
The Sentinel, Barry Sadler
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The Sentinel

Author: Barry Sadler

Series: Casca #9

Narrator: Gene Engene

Unabridged: 7 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/15/2002


Synopsis

Casca Longinus: Cursed by Christ on Golgotha. He is condemned to outlive the ages, wandering the globe as a constant soldier. He struggles on merely surviving, fighting, waiting for "Him" to return. Centuries later, awakened from frozen slumber by the tou

Reviews

Casca can't die, wounds miraculously healed. AD485 the Brothehood re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus, one of the followers nailed to a cross, blood flowing, trying to stay conscious, though excruciating, finally speared in the side. The Brotherhood searching for the Beast, Casca the damned, after......more

This was a bit better and more interesting than some previous installments in the Casca series for several reasons. First, while Casca can't father his own children, for the first time he plays a direct father role to a child born from the rape of a woman who worships him as the mountain sentinel tha......more

Goodreads review by Richard

Trekking into the mountains Casca is life weary. He stops to rest above the snow line over looking a valley and lets the cold overtake him. Frozen this way, the locals regard him as a watchful guardian, or Sentinel. Believing he will come again in their time of need. Another enjoyable installment in......more

Goodreads review by Joseph

Casca protects a young woman and raises her child as his own in this sad story of the struggle that proves that his curse not only affects him but also has an impact on those he loves. I am surprised that Casca can still attempt to be a good person when all he experiences is treachery whenever he tr......more