Ciaphas Cain: Choose Your Enemies: Choose Your Enemies (Volume 10)

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Overfiend by David Annandale (this anthology includes the novellas "Stormseer, Shadow Captain and Forge Master") (June 2014) Armageddon by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (this omnibus includes the novel Helsreach and the novella Blood and Fire) (July 2013) The Space Marine Script Book edited by Christian Dunn (collects audio drama scripts) (December 2012) The Plagues of Orath by "various" (this anthology includes the novellas "Plague Harvest, Engines of War and Armour of Faith") (July 2016) War of the Fang by Chris Wraight (this omnibus includes the novel Battle of the Fang and the novella Hunt for Magnus) (January 2015)

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Legacy of the Wulfen by David Annandale & Robbie MacNiven (this anthology includes "Curse of the Wulfen" & "Legacy of Russ" (June 2017) Written by Sandy Mitchell. Narrated by Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Emma Gregory, Richard Reed and Andrew James Spooner. Running time 10 hours and five minutes (approx). You asked the eldar for help?’ I expostulated, the conversation I’d overheard between Amberley and the tech-priest finally starting to make sense. The great strength of the Ciaphas Cain series has always been its episodic nature. Sling the stories together into a coherent narrative, and the jokes would wear thin, the action repetitive, and the overall story bogged down. But that’s not the way Micthell tells a story. Instead the series skips and jumps (and likely hops too) from place to place. Cain has fought numerous xenos, but here we see him primarily squaring off against a cult of Chaos worshippers. I have to say, this is the single best depiction of a Slaaneshi cult I’ve ever read. It make sit clear just how debauched the goings-on are, without dwelling on them overly. The suggestion of sin is more enticing than sin itself. Echoes of Revelation by Dan Abnett, Chris Wraight & Gav Thorpe (the anthology includes "Perpetual" (also included in the book no. 48), "The soul, severed" (also included in the book no. 52)& "Valerius" (also included in the book no. 52) (May 2017)

Virtues of the Sons / Sins of the Father by Andy Smillie (January 2017) ... also included in the book no. 33 / also included in the book no. 35 While all good and exciting, the actual story here is pretty standard fare. Action, adventure, a dash of horror. exactly what Warhammer readers want. As ever, what elevates Cain’s antics is the delivery. First there is Cain’s self-centred narrative, which reveals he’s not the hero everyone makes him out to be. Then there’s Inquisitor Vale’s footnotes, which dance between pointing out people’s foibles, and wondering if Cain isn’t the precise man the Imperium needs. Scattered throughout are in-universe reports on military matters, local history, and anti-xenos propaganda. laced through everything is a very British sense of humour that holds the whole thing together marvellously.

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Aurelian by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (limited edition) (October 2011) ... also included in the book no. 35 Fair point,’ I conceded, adding a few laspistol bolts of my own to the ongoing eldar barrage, although I didn’t expect it to have any discernible effect, and in this I was far from disappointed. Despite the risk of attracting Emeli’s attention again, I thought I ought to show willing in front of an inquisitor; as it turned out, however, the irked daemon was too busy trying to swat the swooping eldar to take much notice of me, at least for the time being. ‘But they’re going to need a lot more than that to take her down.’ Carbonell, Curtis D. (2019). "Warhammer 40,000". Dread Trident. pp.166–194. doi: 10.3828/liverpool/9781789620573.003.0006. ISBN 9781789620573. S2CID 219887703. Veritas Ferrum by David Annandale (special edition) (December 2012) ... also included in the book no. 31 Ciaphas Cain, reluctant hero of the Imperium, is caught on the frontline between humanity and eldar. Yet the greater danger comes from the Chaos cults buried deep in Imperial society . . .Flesh Tearers by Andy Smillie (the anthology includes the novellas "Flesh of Cretacia, Sons of Wrath and Trial by Blood") (February 2016) Meduson: Ultimate Edition by "various artists" (anthology, limited edition) (May 2016) ... also included in the book no. 43 But the avatar was faster, swinging its arcane weapon through the space the noncorporeal entity occupied, and a wordless wail of agony and despair echoed through the air around us. A nimbus of light erupted from the pole arm, in which a shadow seemed to move, struggling desperately as it was drawn into the very blade itself. Then the light faded, and the avatar froze into watchful immobility. A subreddit for the lore and stories encompassing the dark future of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise

Choose Your Enemies, by Sandy Mitchell AUDIO REVIEW: Choose Your Enemies, by Sandy Mitchell

The vast bulk of an eldar battleship was keeping station with the orbital, just outside the [armourcrys] dome, and beyond it I thought I could make out several more of the distinctive curving hulls. Before I could discern any more, however, I was dazzled by the discharge from one of the ship’s ventral lance batteries, and, once again, the entire dome shook. Lucius: The Eternal Blade by Graham McNeill (special edition) (December 2013) ... also included in the book no. 31 For those like me who prefer to listen to audiobooks, we finally get the 10th book of Ciaphas Cain " Choose Your Enemies" on the 10th June 2023! Tallarn: Executioner by John French (short novel) (November 2013) ... also included in the book no. 45Sanctus Reach by "various" (this anthology includes the novellas "Evil Sun Rising and Blood on the Mountain" and short stories) (December 2015) Strike and Fade by Guy Haley (special edition) (December 2012) ... also included in the book no. 31 The way the story manages to execute a better pace is by working around a lot of the flab present in past stories. While Cain is allowed plenty of time to ramble, discuss and comment upon ongoing events, it's more tightly executed and paced against said events. There is a more consistent effort to balance this against the major narrative, while the time-skips needed to work around story moments are far better placed. As a result, while it still offers commentary on a broader event, the story feels far more complete and better executed.

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Yet atop of everything else, Choose Your Enemies manages to sidestep a fair few of the pacing issues and structural problems inherent in the overall series. While hardly the worst example put onto paper, the efforts to reflect Cain's less formulaic style often interferes with the finer parts of pacing a book. When an event occurs, how it occurs, what drives the protagonist onward, how important something is to the overarching plot; that sort of thing. While it disguised this well for some time, toward start of the third trilogy these problems became much more obvious. A few of the more typically overused narrative devices were so often employed that it was clear how they were trying to distract the reader from problems. Stop! Stop!’ she wailed. Then the towering mass of flesh crashed to the ground. A miasma of nothingness, like its first manifestation, seemed to seep out of it, writhing like the scorching air over a desert as the thing’s essence sought to escape the destruction of her physical body. Shield of Baal by "various" (this anthology includes the novellas "Deathstorm, Tempestus and Devourer") (January 2017) Find sources: "List of Warhammer 40,000 novels"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)The War for Rynn's World by Steve Parker and Mike Lee (this omnibus includes the novel Rynn's World, the novella Traitor's Gorge, and short stories) (August 2014) Is it alive?’ I asked. The thing was looking at us with a gleam of malign intelligence, but its stillness was preternatural, as though a statue had somehow been imbued with will and intellect.