![]() ![]() I am a massive fan of footnotes, which really don’t get used enough in fiction. That’s good enough on its own, but then there is more. Then Cain writes his memoirs, in which he reveals himself to be utterly self-serving, and a coward who has simply lucked into his many victories. Ciaphas Cain is man widely regarded to be a paragon of Imperial values. The central conceit behind the Ciaphas Cain novels is as brilliant as it is simple. Equally, coming off a run of Black Library books that haven’t been afraid to let a little humour slip through the cracks, the more jovial nature of the Ciaphas Cain series no longer feels out of place. ![]() All those references that sailed over my head five years ago now land squarely. And I have to say, having been immersed in Black Library’s science fiction for a year and a half now, I am much more appreciative of the humour contained herein. Five and a bit years later, I’ve returned to Sandy Mitchell’s corner of the grim dark future to read the second collection of Cain’s (mis)adventures. The first Ciaphas Cain omnibus, Hero of the Imperium, marked the end of my first attempt to get into Warhammer 40,000. ![]() Here in his own words, is the continued story of self-professed coward Ciaphas Cain. Military SF with a Grimdark sense of humourĬiaphas Cain is a name known throughout the Imperium.Features the novels Death or Glory, Duty Calls, Cain’s Last Stand, plus short stories. ![]()
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