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Ciaphas Cain: Death or Glory

Ciaphas Cain: Warhammer 40,000, Book 4

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Ciaphas Cain: Death or Glory

By: Sandy Mitchell
Narrated by: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Joe Jameson, Richard Reed
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About this listen

Audiobook four of the Ciaphas Cain series.

Listen to it because:

It's a tale of Cain alone (well, except for Jurgen, but he hardly counts), surrounded by enemies and desperate for a good cup of tanna tea....

The story:

Once again, reluctant hero Commissar Cain is catapulted into glory in the fourth instalment of this tremendously popular series. Escaping from a disastrous space battle, the commissar and his malodorous sidekick Jurgen crash-land behind enemy lines. Even the sly Cain can't avoid a straight fight this time, as the only way out is to round up what few troops they can find and fight their way back to safety. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of barbaric alien orks stand in their way.

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the only thing I can pick at and I mean the only thing the audio book is amazing is the interjections by the female co-narrator being too often which wasn't a problem with the prior novels but in this one she states the obvious very frequently and sometimes right in the middle of a battle sequence. That said the interjections that do add actual clarity are very welcome and definitely add to the story's depth and character. Also consistently referencing source material is a little bit of a drag to listen to.

just tell me the story!

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everything and everyone was great except for the excerpt Joe Jameson read. for a retired pdf solider Jameson's voice is too young it just sounded like a teen trying to put on an adult voice.

good stuff

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I loved this, this is my favourite Cain book so far, I lived the characters that were just civilians

Favourite so far

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I know I'll keep coming back to these entertaining books many times over. a must for Warhammer fans

great prequel

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God every Cain story I listen to just has me glued to my seat, giggling away at his antics.... if GW is looking for ideas for a Warhammer+ show I would suggest a Cain inspired live action/cartoon..... possibly my favourite Cain story to date will definitely listen again.

you just can't hate Cain...

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Finally another instalment of the Cain series makes it to audio.. this can not happen fast enough for me ;)

Cain! Cain! Cain

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Cain is such a genuinely compelling and believable character. A man who believes he is a coward and an underhanded leader.

The reality is that Cain is a man who holds himself to such a high standard that he sees his want for survival as weakness and cowardace. In practice, he often puts himself into the worst of the fight, and actively works to keep his men alive with genuine care for their wellbeing.

I think Cain is the best written, most believable main character in Warhammer as a whole. a man who doubts his style of leading, and sees himself as a coward, but is one of the best leaders and duelists in the militarum.

It took me about half a book to get into this series, but damn, Im really glad I did. huge props to everyone who made this series come to life.

Cain is a real hero.

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Not as good as For the Emperor or Traitors Hand, better than Caves of Ice.

Cain out of his element

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enjoyed it very much any fan of 50k should definitely listen to this brilliant fun.

another winner.

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Although somewhat repetitive in nature. With its constant references to Jurgen's smell, his own cowardice and how he had no genuine idea of what was coming next does get tiresome. Seeing Cain overcome so much and end up succeeding is still immensely satisfying in such a grim dark future. A shame he couldn't have met Gaunt.

Cain, what a guy...

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