The Pirate

Pirates in the golden age of piracy were as much businessmen as raiders and sold their loot to corrupt officials and merchants. Casca is given an assignment by a Jamaican planter to rescue his niece and put an end to a pirate seeking to create a criminal empire. The author gives us a great adventure......more

"Casca 15: The Pirate" is an action-packed novel written by Barry Sadler. The book revolves around the character of Casca, a cursed soldier doomed to wander the earth forever. In this 15th installment of the series, Casca finds himself in the company of pirates and must navigate the treacherous wate......more

Just when you think you’ve seen the worst and there is clear sailing ahead, you get hit with Casca: The Pirate. While there were only a few typos in this book, it seemed a bit rushed and didn’t flow anywhere near as well as other entries in the series. Again, I have to say that Sadler’s descriptions......more

Even 13 year old boys will see the comic book characterization of women for the trite that it is in this book, and the portrayal of the simple nature of the black slaves all in search for a wise superior leadership in the guise of a cursed to be immortal Roman, and, oh yeah, the sadist who loves to......more

Casca the Pirate was a decent enough read but very short, even more so than the usual Casca books. I preferred this to a few of his more recent outings as it was based on historical fact not complete fantasy and so learnt a bit about sailing, history and geography. The action was pretty good as was......more