I am just a warhammer fan who saw the news and shared it. Was a while since i was so engaged in an audiobook. The cain novels have always been a clear homage to george macdonald frasers flashman series, replacing harry flashman with a commisar officer from the warhammer. Anyway this is the only form to get this ciaphas cain. The series follows commissar ciaphas cain, who, on the surface, seems. Ciaphas cain is a famous hero of the imperial guard.
Additionally, on the same date for the emperor was released as an audiobook, narrated by stephen perring and penelope rawlins. The ciaphas cain series is a collection of science fiction novels set in the warhammer 40,000 universe. Seen here with his trusty bolt pistol, even though he never uses one. Hero of the imperium is a somewhat tongueincheek title. To be completely honest with my readers this series is definitely something of an outlier from my experience of warhammers 40,000 or 40k setting. A warhammer 40,000 novel for the emperor sandy mitchell. The book is written as if an inquisitor is examining the life of the hero ciaphas cain by reading his diary and other historical documents. Ciaphas cain, hero of the imperium, is the titular hero of a series of imperial guard novels by sandy mitchell. Mar 17, 2020 by the time the ship has reached gravalax, the th is united in regarding cain as one of their own. Ciaphas cain kaiafass kane was an imperial commissar. Commissar ciaphas cain, hero of the imperium and renowned across the sector for his bravery and valour, is sent to maintain order on an outpost world. In the 41st millennium commissar ciaphas cain, hero of the imperium, is an inspiration to his men at least thats what the propaganda would have you believe read it because enjoy tall tales of adventure and derringdo in commissar cain. Chronological order of ciaphas cain book forum dakkadakka.
I am a fan of the well written warhammer novels such as those by dan abnett, and unfortunately, this is not one of them. Seeing the third arm extending from grices chest, cain swiftly realizes where the shot that killed the tau ambassador came from. I enjoy the balance of the horrordarkness of the world with the humor of cain himself. Amberley vail is a member of the ordo xenos of the inquisition and the lover of commissar ciaphas cain, hero of the imperium. How i stopped worrying and learned to laugh at 40k. Po box 1507 montgomery, il, 60538 want us to put out more videos. Taking a tongueincheek approach to the normally absurdly grim and dark 40k. The most recent book in that series is the greater good, and there is also the audio drama dead in the water.
Mug of recaf hidden depth little thing smallest detail can anyone. It has humorous footnotes from the inquisitor describing what actually happened over cain s very narrow range of focus outside himself. Top notch warhammer 40k audio one of my favourite 40k audio s so far. He constantly appears to find himself in dangerous scenarios where his visibility conserves the day when he actually expected the mission to be a cinch. The cain novels have always been a clear homage to george macdonald frasers flashman series, replacing harry flashman with a commisar officer from the warhammer 40,000 universe. Sandy mitchell is the author of a longrunning series of warhammer 40,000 novels about the hero of the imperium, commissar ciaphas cain. On an imperial outpost world on the fringes of tau space, the renowned commissar ciaphas cain and his fractious regiment of valhallan guard, newly created. Dawn of war wikihammer 40k warhammer 40,000 homebrew wiki.
Bl put out 4 ciaphas cain books not on any chronological lists. Unique at least among existing book characters, except maybe eisenhorn in. Black library audiobook online downloads, search for free unabridged audio book torrent. Ciaphas cain audiobook download sandy mitchell ciaphas cain audio. Id recommend to anyone even remotely interested in warhammer 40k. The ciaphas cain series is a collection of science fiction novels set in the warhammer 40,000. Get the audible audiobook for the reduced price of. The book has many inside jokes from other warhammer 40k books. On an imperial outpost world on the fringes of tau space, the renowned commissar ciaphas cain and his fractious regiment of valhallan guard, newly created from. Sandy mitchell ciaphas cain audiobook free prime audiobooks. This book made me genuinely laugh out loud a few times. To be completely honest with my readers this series is definitely something of an outlier from my experience of warhammer s 40,000 or 40k setting. The essence of the books is that ciaphas cain is an imperial guard commissar, whose outstanding leadership and heroism has actually made him a hero.
He was in active service during the last century of the 41st millennium, and was over 200 terran years. But after i heard the first instalment of the cain. By the time the ship has reached gravalax, the th is united in regarding cain as one of their own. Id recommend to anyone even remotely interested in warhammer 40k or anyone. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods, and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustible armies. But it seems the will of the emperor is against him as time and time again he is thrown into the hellish warzones of the 41st millennium against orks, tyranids, the forces of chaos, and worse. The inscription on cain s actual tombstone is a simple ciaphas cain.
Dont get me wrong this was a great performance, but i find audio books less immersive than text books. Like most warhammer 40k books, this story paints a grim future for mankind. Imperial propaghandists never let anything like facts get in the way, though. They center on the eponymous character, an imperial commissar of the imperial guard, and his varied. Top notch warhammer 40k audio one of my favourite 40k audio. Sandy mitchell has written a wonderful series set in this grim and dark future, which is far more humourous than any that have come before. This is the view i had of cain when i read all the descriptions of him without reading the novels. It contains 3 novels, for the emperor, caves of ice and the traitors hand and the short stories the beguiling, fight or flight and echoes of the tomb. There are hundreds upon hundreds of them and they range from the utterly ridiculous to the downright tragic. Mar 14, 2019 ciaphas cain, you see, died as a famous war hero yet believes himself to be a secret coward and fool who endured myriad encounters with chaos, orks, tyranids, as well tau one of these is not like the others because of an improper desire not to get himself eliminated in the line of duty.
Lets be honest, all of the cain novels follow pretty much the same threading, however, because of the dense warhammer 40k lore and cain s entertaining personality, this modus operandi. Ciaphas cain, you see, died as a famous war hero yet believes himself to be a secret coward and fool who endured myriad encounters with chaos, orks, tyranids, as well tau one of these is not like the others because of an improper desire not to get himself eliminated in the line of duty. Where gaunts ghosts is sharpe meets 40k, ciaphas cain is something between blackadder and flashman in the gothic sf world of 40k. Sandy mitchell for the emperor it is the 41st millennium. I have now read the novels, and am left with the high contrast between what i thought of him. That isnt the only reason i love 40k, hell that list is as long as the list of people killed in 40k. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. Black library audiobook download, free online audio books. Getting started with black library audio warhammer community. Ciaphas cain chronology or timeline spoiler free spoilerfree info in the vein of literary blurbs and decontextualized spans i have just now read the latest two novels in the series, the last ditch. Following the 1987 initial release of games workshops warhammer 40,000 wargame, set in a far future science fantasy universe, the company began publishing background literature that expands previous material, adds new material, and describes the universe, its characters, and its events in detail. Theyre all set in the warhammer 40,000 universe, and due to the style of the books, a solid amount of preknowledge will benefit the reader. I have so much fun with books in the warhammer 40k setting. Hero, which, while broadly accurate, fails to capture his character as well as his proposed alternative.
Other gaming wikis star wars legend of the five rings world of warcraft bioshock lord of the rings online fallout wikia gaming irc channel. But it seems the will of the emperor is against him as time and time again he is thrown into the hellish warzones of the 41st. Sandy mitchell has written a wonderful series set in this grim and. Audiobook bay abb download unabridged audiobook for free or share your audio books, safe, fast. Commisar ciaphas cain hero of the imperium and renowned across th. Hope i am putting this question in the right forum. Top 5 warhammer 40k novels for the new reader tome of nerd. To be completely honest with my readers this series is definitely something of an outlier from my experience of warhammers 40,000 or 40k. Commissar ciaphas cain, hero of the imperium and renowned across the sector for his bravery and valour, is sent to maintain order on an outpost world on the border of tau space. Jul 05, 2011 ciaphas cain is an appropriate hero in this sense, for his personality is more reminiscent of an indolent 19 th century naval officer than a grimdark tyrant who suicidally directs his meat shield of a platoon to its doom. Ciaphas cain was a commissar of the officio prefectus who was assigned to service with the astra militarum and who was eventually hailed as one of the greatest heroes of the imperium of man. I love listening to audiobooks and audio dramas, but im sometimes.
Sandy mitchell returns to their much lauded ciaphas cain series with for the emperor, and what a return it is. Warhammer 40k ciaphas cain audiobook audiobooks free. Please support the creator, who is linked in the tweet above. While cain is certainly viewed as a hero, he is a selfproclaimed coward who has stumbled his way upwards. For the emperor is the first fulllength cani in the ciaphas cain series by sandy mitchellfollowing the introduction of the character in mitchells short stories fight or flight and the beguiling. Sandy mitchell ciaphas cain audiobook for the emperor, warhammer 40,000. But unlike most 40k authors, sandy mitchell balances that darkness with humour. Being an omnibus, hero of the imperium includes the first three novels of the ciaphas cain series, plus three short stories. Hero of the imperium by sandy mitchell ciaphas cain. For more than a hundred centuries the emperor has sat immobile on the golden throne of earth. The original audio dramas, dead in the water and the devil you know were released in june, 2011 and april, 2014, respectively.
When commissar ciaphas cain is sent to a riverworld, he must deal with a dangerous enemy, an enemy whose true identity remains unknown. The ciaphas cain series is by far my favorite of the 40k books. Dead in the water audio book warhammer 40k lexicanum. Commissar ciaphas cain, hero of the imperium and renowned across the. A great intro for people without much experience on 40k lore and a nice twist for everyone jaded by constant stife. Get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from black library. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of. Ciaphas cain, commissar in the imperial guard, has only ever wanted a quiet life. Unique at least among existing book characters, except maybe eisenhorn in his early career among the members of the inquisition, she not only displays sanity, but also selfawareness of just how off their rocker everyone else in the inquisition can be. Warhammer 40,000 by sandy mitchell i wasnt expecting to return to the world of warhammer be it age of sigmar, horus heresy or 40,000 quite so soon.
Ciaphas cain, and any unit he is attached to, has the hit and run special rule, except that they only roll 2d6 inches for the fleeing distance he can only run so fast. Sandy mitchells characterization of the protagonist ciaphas cain. The paper books have the published order printed on the first page, which is not the same as the chronological order. For the emperor novel part one ciaphas cain has a problem. Commissar ciaphas cain, hero of the imperium is the protagonist of a series of novels by sandy mitchell, set in the warhammer 40,000 universe. Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. May 08, 2007 this is a warhammer 40k tiein novel, presenting the life and works of comissar ciaphas cain, the most heroic man in the human empire. Following the 1987 initial release of games workshops warhammer 40,000 wargame, set in a far future science fantasy universe, the company began publishing background literature that expands previous. He was in active service during the last century of the 41st millennium, and was over 200 terran years old when he was recalled into service during the th black crusade of abaddon the despoiler. Theyre all set in the warhammer 40,000 universe, and due to the style of the books. He was in active service in the last century of m41, and was over 200 years old when he was recalled into service during the th black crusade of abaddon the despoiler, and it is certain that he survived more than a quarter of a century into m42. How i stopped worrying and learned to laugh at 40k all warhammer 40000 novels are grim and dark. Hero of the imperium ciaphas cain and ferik jurgen tribute.
Seeing the third arm extending from grices chest, cain. I dearly hope they do because it was so long ago that i read the books that there are several i have not heard and a few family members ended up listening to fte because it was funny enough that it drowned out the normally too grimdark aspect they dont like in 40k. Out of all the 40k books i think this series might be my favorite. On an imperial outpost world on the fringes of tau space, the renowned commissar ciaphas cain and his fractious regiment of valhallan guard, newly created from the remnants of two devastated units, find themselves in the middle of a war. Since the books are written from the perspective of inquisitor amberly vail going over the cain archives i think it makes sense to read it in the published order. They center on the eponymous character, an imperial commissar of the imperial guard, and his varied and colorful career. The story is good, but i have always preferred text over audio when it came to books. The author is a big fan of audiobooks and such, he released two audiobook only releases for ciaphas cain before the devil you know and dead in the water.