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ґcasca is one of the best series ive ever read ≤†ʢ

It sounds like a good series. At the very least someone who reads them will learn something about history. Steve Dufour (talk) 02:28, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Casca Rufio Longinus

Some possible sources of the names for Sadler's character: Saint Longinus, Gaius Cassius Longinus and Publius Servilius Casca Longus. Any ideas of his source(s) for "Rufio"? 7 July 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.14.37.215 (talk) 11:25, 7 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Cascas not written by Barry Sadler

The bibliography^[1] of Kenneth Bulmer states that "Panzer Soldier" (Casca #4) and "The Mongol" (Casca #22) were actually written by H. Kenneth Bulmer. Is there a way to prove or un-prove that claim? And shouldn't it be mentioned on this page? Larandil (talk) 19:27, 4 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Article found that supports this

I found an article that states he only wrote the 1st two Casca books and ghost authors were used for the rest. This is big deal. Thomas Feller claims: "The twenty-three books in the series sold more than two million copies, although Sadler himself only wrote the first two and ghost writers authored the remainder."^[2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.177.187.85 (talk) 05:22, 25 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Bulmer#Casca_series_.28as_Barry_Sadler_.5Bhouse_name.5D.29
^ Feller, T. R. (2007). Barry Sadler. Guide To Literary Masters & Their Works, 1.

Where is citation/source for claim that Sadler did not author all of the original novels?

I see no citation regarding Sadler not authoring all of the novels written during his lifetime. Without those citations, such statements should not be in the article.

Vidarrwolfslayer (talk) 15:42, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If Barry did use ghostwriters, why don't any come forward and claim fame and fortune? Why did the publishers not use any of them after Barry's death? They had sold two million copies. Why did the publishers use manifestly inferior writers who have had no such success? Wikipedia says it will remove any challenged unsourced material. Why does Wikipedia not quote any source for this ghost nonsense? He told me tht he used a ghostwriter for 'Casca: The Pirate' and decided never to do so again as it cost him more work to fix it than it would have to write it. In Guatemala, I often saw him writing in his hotel, in the Bar Europa and at his home 'el Rancho Barracho.' I read several of his typescripts including those for two other series he was writing at the time. Why doesn't Wikepedia mention these series? When you do will you claim that they were also ghosted? When the books were published, they were so ill-edited by the publishers, they even contained all the typos I spotted in the typescripts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cashelboylo (talk • contribs) 16:10, 11 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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The above "citation" links to another Wikipedia article. I'll have to track the other links from there, as that seems rather circular to me. It should be a primary/secondary type source, not the same site, especially for something like this. It's as poor as the unchallenged lime flavored zingers in the article on zingers. Complete BS.

Vidarrwolfslayer (talk) 21:10, 12 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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I see no external sources to back the claim that Mr. Bulmer authored the two aforementioned Casca novels. This claim should be stricken from the article. Vidarrwolfslayer (talk) 21:16, 12 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Troubles with books 23 and 24

I read them when they first came out, and besides being poorly written, the events/timelines covered contradicted/overlapped events and times in the Sadler written books. There was absolutely no way Casca could've been there (#s 23 and 24) when he was here (Sadler books).

So, why no mentionof the time and location conflicts?

Just curious. 2600:8800:784:8F00:C23F:D5FF:FEC4:D51D (talk) 14:34, 17 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Bulmer#Casca_series_.28as_Barry_Sadler_.5Bhouse_name.5D.29

[2] Feller, T. R. (2007). Barry Sadler. Guide To Literary Masters & Their Works, 1.

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