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Reduced price! View larger. Restock Expected - Available To Order. Quantity This product is not sold individually. After putting down an uprising on a mining world, he finds evidence that the corruption might have spread to other planets, and the forge world of Ironfound could now be at risk… Author: Sandy Mitchell Please note: One page Paperback copy of Ciaphas Cain: Choose Your Enemies supplied in English.

No customer comments for the moment. To get a quick understanding of what to expect from the Ciaphas Cain books you might want to picture a scenario that is more or less Blackadder Goes Forth the one set in World War 1 but in space.

This is a somewhat flawed comparison but if that concept sounds amazing and it should , then you can save yourself some time and pick up this first book. The Ciaphas Cain books, For the Emperor included, are set the personal retellings of his most famous moments. Interspersed are some segments by Inquisitor Amberley Vail who comments on how Cain tells the story or fills what is happening around the main story.

And this form of storytelling is refreshing after going through a lot of boots on the ground, the supposed main character could die at any moment stories. Because we know that Cain survives his adventures to write this book and instead of worrying about his well being, we can just sit back and enjoy the ride. May 28, Ubiquitousbastard rated it it was ok Shelves: scifi , humor. Obviously, this did not work for me. It didn't have the "spark" of the aforementioned series; there were many similar elements but thrown together in a way that did not please me, as the reader.

I liked the whole secretly-cowardly-war hero thing, but how it was proven, by thoughts rather than any discernible actions, got old pretty fast. Keep telling me about it. Then there was Amberley-who-ugh. There, that is all. Nothing else I say will precisely explain my feelings except a simple and whole-hearted "ugh. And from there, each twist was easily anticipated. They weren't even good easily anticipated twists, I could have forgiven that.

Instead they were stock scifi plot twists, I would have preferred something that would have been a little funnier, since that would have relieved the tedium and resulting boredom. So, I highly doubt I'll have an interest in the next book, because really I don't want to read Warhammer books if I can help it, and here I think I can help it. View 1 comment. Sep 06, Thomas Mihalich rated it really liked it. Another really good and entertaining Warhammer book.

Much like when I reviewed Angels of Darkness , 40K books are written mostly for existing Warhammer fans who have at least a passing knowledge of the series. So the first litmus of whether you like this book is whether or not you're already fan of the franchise. Much of the draw of For the Emperor and the Ciaphas Cain series as a whole revolves around the character of Commissar Cain himself, a world-weary and self-centered veteran officer who use Another really good and entertaining Warhammer book.

Much of the draw of For the Emperor and the Ciaphas Cain series as a whole revolves around the character of Commissar Cain himself, a world-weary and self-centered veteran officer who uses his heroic reputation to his advantage at every possible opportunity.

The Cain series is also "annotated" by a colleague of his in the Inquisition who is reviewing his memoirs that we're reading. If footnotes and commentary interrupt the narrative for you, you may not care for this one but if you do it'll be well worth the entertaining jabs and comments the secondary narrator makes.

This could make or break the story for you. For Warhammer fans, this is a fun read and carries a more light-hearted tone without making any sacrifices to the "grim darkness of the far future" of the setting.

It still very much feels like a 40K book despite the humor and I recommend it to any fan, particularly fans of the Imperial Guard. The following review was originally published in the online newspaper The Orkney News in Link here. To be completely honest with my read The following review was originally published in the online newspaper The Orkney News in The easiest way to give a synopsis is this: Ciaphas Cain is a famous hero of the Imperial Guard.

A Commissar. A man whose reputation proceeds him at every turn. So as befits a hero of the Imperium he wrote a set of memoirs in his older years Ciaphas has asked to be assigned to a regiment and has ended up with a regiment of Valhallan soldiers previously from two different groups — the th and st — and shall we say Please trust me on this one.

However I can say that Cain is considered one of the favourite characters among fans of the Black Library for a good reason. He is a very well written character courtesy of Sandy Mitchell and in my case I was caught up in the audio version within minutes. Other characters like Colonel Regina Kasteen and Major Ruput Broklaw are equally engaging with Kasteen in particular becoming a personal favourite. I especially appreciated her no- nonsense attitude to all forms of bureaucracy. Inquisitor Amberley Vail however?

Is she genuine with her actions? With what she tells Cain? Is she trustworthy? I have to give the story credit for making her so intentionally questionable. I also have to credit Sandy Mitchell for some truly engrossing action scenes throughout the book. There was more than one point where I questioned how I would act in that situation. Despite the book being very comedic at moments usually through comments from Cain or asides from Vail when it counts it knows how to pull you into the mindset of a soldier be it high ranking or rank-and-file.

The narration for this audio release comes from Stephen Perring who provides the voices for Cain, his personal adjunct Jurgen and all the other characters in the actual story being told by Cain in the archive. The other voices in the audiobook are used to enhance the editorial notes. Penelope Rawlins plays the part of Amberley Vail in the notes — with just the right mix of playful sarcasm at points and serious professionalism.

The final voice is that of Emma Gregory who acts as the voice for an autobiography of another survivor of the events being discussed.

Perring as Cain and Rawlins as Vail play their parts excellently with noticeable enthusiasm at points. I believe they deserve all the praise they could possibly receive. Emma Gregory acquits herself well in her role in the editorial notes with just the right tone that befits a somewhat self-aggrandising autobiography or piece of Imperial propaganda. I really hope we get more audio versions of the Ciaphas Cain novels soon. The original novel which this is an audio version of was first published in and this audio version was produced in Long story short if this sounds at all interesting to you?

Buy it now! I can safely say that Cain has joined Gotrek from Realmslayer — which I previously reviewed — on my personal list of favourite Warhammer characters. See you next time! Nephrite Nephrite is currently under official review by the Inquisition and it is yet to be determined if this review of The Cain Archive is heretical.

Combined with allegations of association with Daemons, any Imperial citizen that has seen Nephrite is to contact their nearest Imperial officer immediately. By Official Decree of the Ordo Hereticus. For the God-Emperor! Jan 29, Ctgt rated it really liked it Shelves: sci-fi. Nice change of pace for The Black Library. I can't really say it was lighthearted, but it was humorous in spots.

I've got the next two Cain books and will definitely be moving them up my reading list. Mar 08, Christopher rated it it was amazing. For the Emperor is shown from the Perspective of Commissar Ciaphas Cain in his recounting of his actions over the years! Another one from the Black Library Humble Bundle. Yet another first teaser book of a series of WH40K universe and already a third Commissar in this Black Library bundle, one of these NKVD-like officers who wear these ridiculous oversized hats and keep up the "morale".

As you would expect, this is yet a bit different twist to the commissar trade - we have a fake super-celebrity who doesn't deserve any of it and runs into some laughable circumstance Another one from the Black Library Humble Bundle. As you would expect, this is yet a bit different twist to the commissar trade - we have a fake super-celebrity who doesn't deserve any of it and runs into some laughable circumstances that only further his stardom.

No need to delve any deeper into the story which is mildly amusing at times, because Ciaphas Cain is written as a tongue-in-cheek officer who seems to have excellent survival instinct and not as fanatical as the general Imperium trooper. Among some new aspects about the 40K universe I learned are the fact there are women in the Imperial Guard.

In this book a whole regiment, in fact. The second piece is that I get a first view of one of the generic aliens in Warhammer - T'au. I guess the apostrophe makes them "alien". Or maybe because they have blue skin. Also they seem to be the only species in the Galaxy who doesn't want to exterminate anybody not like them on sight, contrary to the generic lunatics that Humans, Orcs, Tyranids and other whatchamacallits are.

And fourth piece: there are persons called Blanks or Psychic Nulls, who are not affected by the Warp, meaning psychic powers. They seem to blot it out around them and we meet one of such which is probably reserved for further development in the series. As a reminder, we get a whole world full of common people, so not everybody is a gene-enhanced supersoldier.

I'm not sure if the people are human or some other species, but I think they seemed to be human. The world Gravalax is supposed to be a border planet between Imperium and T'au. I wonder why would the Galaxy be filled with civilian humans everywhere? Yet another piece of WH40K history I have yet to discover.

A bit of a figurative and literal change of pace this one Cain himself is a good creation, a sane man acting rationally in the hopelessly insane warhammer universe - rather than Flashman he's very much Blackadder goes 40k and I dont think its a reach to read Baldrick into Jurgen, Queenie into Amberley and Melchett into Some bits of the adventure story land pretty neatly as well - the mission into the tunnels and the desperate measures team up with the invading Tau were solidly crowd pleasing - but ultimately if you strip out all the extracts from other 'sources' and Cain's narration you are left with something quite thin that could probably have been burnt through in fifty pages or so.

I think I'll probably give another one a go, but right now I'm not immediately seeing how this extends to a long-running series. Or perhaps I'm just grumpy because my shins hurt. Apr 02, Bjorn rated it really liked it. A dear friend of mine recommended this book to me when I mentioned that I would be interested to learn more about the 40k Universe.

I can now happily say that his suggestion was definitely worth it. For those of you who are complete newcomers to the 40k setting as I was, this book is an initiation ritual that I would heartily recommend. What really makes the book stand out are the distinct personalities that each character brings to the table, and how lovable it makes them in the end. The editorial notes and interludes add some background information, and more often than not, give a good chuckle to go along with it too.

Speaking of chuckles, prepare for some good humor. For even in the grim darkness of the setting, humor may be the only way to cope through the tense situations the characters are thrown in.

From bombastic stand-offs to political intrigue, this book has plenty to throw at you, and each part is executed masterfully. But as I said, these are only nitpicks in an otherwise fantastic novel. Apr 12, Edoardo Albert rated it really liked it. In a galaxy where those creatures that don't want to eat you desire to tear your soul from your body, there usually isn't anything much to laugh about.

Indeed, humour is notably absent from almost all the books set in the 40k universe - the setting is called 'grimdark' for a reason! So it was with great joy and a certain amount of relief that I started reading Sandy Mitchell's first book about Imperial Commissar Caiaphas Cain for the realisation comes quickly: this is 40k but with a twist via Fl In a galaxy where those creatures that don't want to eat you desire to tear your soul from your body, there usually isn't anything much to laugh about.

So it was with great joy and a certain amount of relief that I started reading Sandy Mitchell's first book about Imperial Commissar Caiaphas Cain for the realisation comes quickly: this is 40k but with a twist via Flashman and Blackadder. Indeed, in a universe as mad as 40k, the only sane response is to laugh in the face of the thirsting gods - while doing one's best to secure a safe billet in an out-of-the-way logistics camp a very, very, very long way from any front lines.

In the tradition of Flashman and, in particular, the First World War edition of Edmund Blackadder, Caiaphas Cain, newly appointed enforcer for the Imperium, tries to do exactly that. But, also following firmly in Flashman's footsteps, Cain gains himself a reputation for heroism that sees him being dispatched to all the most dangerous hotspots in the Galaxy where he attempts to survive by a mixture of cunning and cowardice.

Of course, in the face of enemies, and if there's no where to run, Cain actually proves quite a capable fighter and an even better motivator of others to do the fighting for him. What's particularly entertaining is his sardonic attitude to everything in the Imperium, from the Imperial Creed to his fellow Commissars. My only complaint is that Mitchell got to do this first: I would have loved to try out such a character within 40k!

Apr 11, Jason Ray Carney rated it really liked it. This was an interesting, entertaining, and often humorous Warhammer 40k novel written in the first-person; the narrator, Caiphus Cain, is a self-deprecating Imperial Commissar morale officer. Every other Warhammer 40k novel I have read has featured the Space Marine Legions and has been somewhat serious. This was lighthearted and didn't include Space Marines at all except for a passing reference here and there.

The focus is in the Imperial Army, specifically a regiment of soldiers--a Valhallan This was an interesting, entertaining, and often humorous Warhammer 40k novel written in the first-person; the narrator, Caiphus Cain, is a self-deprecating Imperial Commissar morale officer.

The focus is in the Imperial Army, specifically a regiment of soldiers--a Valhallan Guard--as they engage in a peacekeeping mission on a rimworld, Gravalax. On Gravalax, the Tau Empire and Imperial Loyalists are coming into conflict because many on the planet are threatening to defect away from the Imperium.

The Valhallan th, Cain's assigned unit, arrive to support the inept planetary defense forces. To generalize, this novel has the feeling of a "picaresque" or "rogue's tale. In the course of the novel a dark conspiracy is uncovered. Although the "grimdark" qualities of Warhammer 40k are what attract me in general, this more lighthearted glimpse into the world--and Cain's unique "dark comedy"--was worth it.

Feb 13, Gilbert Stack rated it it was amazing. The Ciaphas Cain series stands out in the Warhammer 40, collection because of its humorous tone. The truth is somewhere in the middle. The result is a delightful, light-hearted, adventure story. In For the Emperor, Cain takes on a new post and ends up in a complicated struggle between the inhabitants of a world, an alien species trying to take the planet, and the imperial guard. The aliens and the guard each have reasons for trying to keep war from breaking out, but someone on the planet seems determined to turn its cities into bloody battlefields.

The action is very straightforward, but what exactly is going on is a mystery worth unravelling. This is a great first novel. If you liked this review, you can find more at www. Jun 14, Tom rated it really liked it Shelves: owned-audio. Ciaphas Cain is also a decorated war hero, famed for bravery and honour, now enjoying a well earned retirement, and also has written private memoirs revealing that he was a far different man from what the history tells.

Though Ciaphas is a definitely a coward, he is however quite an honourable man and does seem to have a lot of affection and regard for his men, despite his natural inclinations. Whilst Flashman never seeks to shock me with what a nasty man he is, which is far more entertaining.

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