Defender of the Imperium
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- Author：Sandy Mitchell
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Nathaniel R。
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A satisfying read， and a great read if you consider frequent descriptive repetition through the omnibus （in part， due to these stories being published and released seperately）， and a few weird run on sentences in every story。
Sud666
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Ciaphas Cain was rather interesting。 Instead of the usual grimdark， we are introduced to grimdark humor。 It's dry and witty and， strangely enough， it works well for this environment。 Do not assume that this is YA or some such shit。 It isn't。 Cain is defined by his rather droll wit and the internal thoughts he has are quite amusing。Cain is a Commissar。 Charged with keeping up morale and punishing malcontents， most Commissars are objects of fear。 Then there is Cain。 Cain can best be summed up as a Ciaphas Cain was rather interesting。 Instead of the usual grimdark， we are introduced to grimdark humor。 It's dry and witty and， strangely enough， it works well for this environment。 Do not assume that this is YA or some such shit。 It isn't。 Cain is defined by his rather droll wit and the internal thoughts he has are quite amusing。Cain is a Commissar。 Charged with keeping up morale and punishing malcontents， most Commissars are objects of fear。 Then there is Cain。 Cain can best be summed up as a very proficient version of Han Solo。 He is a rouge and not as fanatical as his counterparts。 While no coward， neither is he the type to run at a Chaos Marine Squad whilst screeching "For the Emperor！"But， for all his non-conformist views， the situations that have occurred， and do occur during this volume， have turned him into a legend。 He is the Defender of the Imperium。This volume collects the following stories:Sector Thirteen- Cain finds a genestealer nestDeath or Glory- Cain fights Orks Duty Calls- More tyranid issues for CainTraitor's Gambit- Cain deals with an assassination attemptCain's Last Stand- Cain must defend a mysterious object from falling into the hands of a Chaos army。All the stories are slightly interrelated and all of them have the trademark dry humor I really enjoyed。 Cain was something different than the usual。 I enjoyed reading it and will likely pick up some more Cain books later。 。。。more
Wouter Dhondt
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I always love reading Ciaphas Cain books and fly through them when I do read them。 But after reading one， I can easily go a year without Cain as it might get repetitive in certain areas。 There is only so much "if I had known then what I know now" and "Jurgen foul body odor description" you can take。Loved this omnibus。 Especially the first story。 The middle one is the least of the three but still liked it a lot。 And the last novel ties back to the previous two which I enjoyed。 I always love reading Ciaphas Cain books and fly through them when I do read them。 But after reading one， I can easily go a year without Cain as it might get repetitive in certain areas。 There is only so much "if I had known then what I know now" and "Jurgen foul body odor description" you can take。Loved this omnibus。 Especially the first story。 The middle one is the least of the three but still liked it a lot。 And the last novel ties back to the previous two which I enjoyed。 。。。more
sean luehmann
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Glued to your hand good I've been reading warhammer 40k books since I was a kid （ probably why I'm so weird ） ， and the ciaphas cain books are a just a masterpiece of good and fun reading。 Enjoy the escapades of cain and jurgen Glued to your hand good I've been reading warhammer 40k books since I was a kid （ probably why I'm so weird ） ， and the ciaphas cain books are a just a masterpiece of good and fun reading。 Enjoy the escapades of cain and jurgen 。。。more
Chris
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I don't normally care for reoccurring characters in Warhammer fiction - because having a cast of untouchables lessens the grimdark - but Ciaphas Cain is enjoyable。 His Mister Magoo bad luck is aptly applied to a series based on narratives rather than 300 pages of murder porn， a mistake too many Black Library books make。 All in all， another enjoyable experience delivered by Sandy Mitchell。 I don't normally care for reoccurring characters in Warhammer fiction - because having a cast of untouchables lessens the grimdark - but Ciaphas Cain is enjoyable。 His Mister Magoo bad luck is aptly applied to a series based on narratives rather than 300 pages of murder porn， a mistake too many Black Library books make。 All in all， another enjoyable experience delivered by Sandy Mitchell。 。。。more
Stiubhart MacChoille
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See what I said about the first omnibus？ Yeah， that。 Cubed。
R Coulbeck
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A great collection of Cain novels that display everything we love about the character。 The short stories tease the following books well， and each novel stands up solidly on it's own。 There is an overarching story that crosses all three novels， and you'll especially get the most out of Cain's Last Stand if you've read the other two， but it doesn't take away from the other novels in any way。If you enjoy 40k but want something a bit more fun to read， I highly recommend。 Fans of Blackadder or Harry A great collection of Cain novels that display everything we love about the character。 The short stories tease the following books well， and each novel stands up solidly on it's own。 There is an overarching story that crosses all three novels， and you'll especially get the most out of Cain's Last Stand if you've read the other two， but it doesn't take away from the other novels in any way。If you enjoy 40k but want something a bit more fun to read， I highly recommend。 Fans of Blackadder or Harry Flashman will enjoy。 。。。more
Oliver Eike
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Orks， Tyrnids and Necrons！ Oh my！ This omnibus felt a bit less interesting than the previous one， however while it was not bad， it lacked a lot of the style that first made me love Ciaphas Cain。 Though this omnibus has a thread that runs through it and ties the 3 books together in a way the previous did not。 Which makes it easier to invest in the story。 Can recommend it though if you enjoyed the previous。 It is still good Warhammer 40K。
David Hunter
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OutstandingLove these books the story arc is always intresting。 See how Cain will scrape out of the next galaxy threatening event。
Steven Weiss
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Love it！
Peter
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This omnibus collects three novels and two short stories about Commissar Cain's （supposedly） heroic career。 There's nothing really new here， but that's just fine。 This collection is just as enjoyable as the first one。4。5 stars is more accurate。 This omnibus collects three novels and two short stories about Commissar Cain's （supposedly） heroic career。 There's nothing really new here， but that's just fine。 This collection is just as enjoyable as the first one。4。5 stars is more accurate。 。。。more
Talitha Costello
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Following in the footsteps of Hero of the Imperium， this collection has all the adventure one could want。 The supporting characters Cols。 Kasteen and Broklaw are given a real opportunity to shine when Comissar Cain is embroiled in an Inquisitorial mission and is therefore less involved in the ordinary tasks of managing their Guard campaign。 Also， Inquisitor Vail and her personal entorage are a lot of fun and its interesting to see how they interact with each other and with 'outsiders'。 While the Following in the footsteps of Hero of the Imperium， this collection has all the adventure one could want。 The supporting characters Cols。 Kasteen and Broklaw are given a real opportunity to shine when Comissar Cain is embroiled in an Inquisitorial mission and is therefore less involved in the ordinary tasks of managing their Guard campaign。 Also， Inquisitor Vail and her personal entorage are a lot of fun and its interesting to see how they interact with each other and with 'outsiders'。 While the soul-searching of the previous book is undiminished， greater familiarity with the characters and their jobs allows for a little more societal exploration: considering how a person's place effects their relationship to the questions of conscience and bravery。 。。。more
Jamieson Scott
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Another fantastic collections of stories starring our favourite Commisar
Angela
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Ciaphas Cain is definitely one of my favorite characters。 I liked this omnibus less than the first one mostly because the middle novel dragged a bit。 I prefer Cain out on his own， forced to be the hero everyone thinks he is rather than when Amberly is pulling the strings。 The first book in the trio was probably one of my favorites as Cain cobbles together an army to fight orks while trying to flee to safety。 The short stories were both fun and the last novel more or less tied it all neatly toget Ciaphas Cain is definitely one of my favorite characters。 I liked this omnibus less than the first one mostly because the middle novel dragged a bit。 I prefer Cain out on his own， forced to be the hero everyone thinks he is rather than when Amberly is pulling the strings。 The first book in the trio was probably one of my favorites as Cain cobbles together an army to fight orks while trying to flee to safety。 The short stories were both fun and the last novel more or less tied it all neatly together。Overall， if you are a Cain fan definitely pick the second omnibus up。 It will not disappoint。 。。。more
Ben
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Loved these books！ Ciaphas Cain is a really likable， sympathetic character on top of being a complete and utter badass and Jurgen is a great side-kick。 Every book is highly entertaining and fun， really fun。 My one complaint is that the ending of the last book felt very quite rushed， but that didn't diminish it at all。 Loved these books！ Ciaphas Cain is a really likable， sympathetic character on top of being a complete and utter badass and Jurgen is a great side-kick。 Every book is highly entertaining and fun， really fun。 My one complaint is that the ending of the last book felt very quite rushed， but that didn't diminish it at all。 。。。more
Sasha
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Another excellent read I found myself unable to put down。 Almost （but not quite） as good as the first set of stories （although still 5-stars for me）。
Tzurky
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Throughly enjoyable。 Even better than the last compendium。
Adam O'Grady
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This book is another lighthearted romp through the Warhammer 40k universe like the previous omnibus （Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium） and if this is you introduction to the titular character then don't worry about not having read the former as each omnibus （and probably even each story） can work quite well in a self-contained fashion。That said， it's also a lot more of the same。 The story and characters become very predictable， which while not always unwanted from a fun and often light-hearted This book is another lighthearted romp through the Warhammer 40k universe like the previous omnibus （Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium） and if this is you introduction to the titular character then don't worry about not having read the former as each omnibus （and probably even each story） can work quite well in a self-contained fashion。That said， it's also a lot more of the same。 The story and characters become very predictable， which while not always unwanted from a fun and often light-hearted read many of the patterns in story progression and writing style start to wear thin。 。。。more
T。J。 Land
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Ciaphas/Jurgen/Amberley OT3。 <3 <3 <3
Gerry Del Frari
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Sandy Mitchell has made sci-fi a better place with Ciaphas Cain。 Everything you'd expect with a dirty hero！ Sandy Mitchell has made sci-fi a better place with Ciaphas Cain。 Everything you'd expect with a dirty hero！ 。。。more
Stephan
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The second Ciaphas Cain Omnibus is at least as good as the last one。 The difference between the last one and this is that the stories here a well connected in each other in a way that the earlier ones weren't。It's the same recipe as earlier Cain stories: Cain stumbles in to trouble while trying his best to keep out of it just to be praised as an even greater hero。 Rinse， repeat and laugh！ The second Ciaphas Cain Omnibus is at least as good as the last one。 The difference between the last one and this is that the stories here a well connected in each other in a way that the earlier ones weren't。It's the same recipe as earlier Cain stories: Cain stumbles in to trouble while trying his best to keep out of it just to be praised as an even greater hero。 Rinse， repeat and laugh！ 。。。more
Nick
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I love the Ciaphas Cain books， even if Sandy Mitchell does repeat a lot of the same words or ideas in the books。 For example he seems to absolutely adore the word 'lugubrious'。 I love the Ciaphas Cain books， even if Sandy Mitchell does repeat a lot of the same words or ideas in the books。 For example he seems to absolutely adore the word 'lugubrious'。 。。。more
Timothy Holland
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good book but you have to read the pervious story with the shadow light before it。
Mary Catelli
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This is an omnibus of Death or Glory， Duty Calls， and Cain's Last Stand， with two additional short stories。 The second omnibus。 They feature an adventure early in his career， one in the middle of it， and one after he had left active duty for teaching at a schola in retirement。 Though there is a thread pulling them together， it's not the main plot line。Cain is himself throughout。 Whatever you conclude him to be: a self-absorbed dirty coward with fantastical luck， good and bad， and an exceedingly This is an omnibus of Death or Glory， Duty Calls， and Cain's Last Stand， with two additional short stories。 The second omnibus。 They feature an adventure early in his career， one in the middle of it， and one after he had left active duty for teaching at a schola in retirement。 Though there is a thread pulling them together， it's not the main plot line。Cain is himself throughout。 Whatever you conclude him to be: a self-absorbed dirty coward with fantastical luck， good and bad， and an exceedingly enlightened self-interest， or a hero with a perverse streak of modesty。In Death and Glory， he is part of the forces going to deliver a planet from an invasion of orks。 Mischance lands him （and his aide Jurgen） the middle of the continent thoroughly infested with orks， with a scattered handful of tattered Imperial forces and enslaved civilians。 The only way out would be to rally them and fight back to Imperial-held territories。In Duty Calls， his regiment is summoned to a planet on the verge of rebellion。 Arrival reveals that， undercover， the forces of genestealers， human infected and controlled by alien forces， which naturally leads to the conclusion that the aliens themselves， the tyrannids， are coming to drain the planet dry。 And there are still stranger forces， and they appear to have Cain in their sights。Cain's Last Stand takes place after Cain's retirement， when the planet where he teaches is menaced by forces of Chaos。 And the most effective forces are the retirees at the school， and the students being taught there。Action， adventure， comedy -- and great fun。 Reading the first omnibus first might be wise， but there are no major spoilers。 。。。more
Peter Smith
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My personal saviour is back and ready for conniving and out right shenanigans。 Like everything else Mr Mitchell does this series of stories is quality through and through。
Shayne Wright
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Great story and full of laughs
Liam Cassidy
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The sequel to Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium， Defender of the Imperium collects the second set of three books in the series （along with some extra short stories） and further flesh out the adventures of the intrepid Commissar Ciaphas Cain。 If you were a fan of the first omnibus then you are probably going to enjoy this book， though some readers may find the books too similar to be worth their time reading。 For my part， I found the stories in the second omnibus to be entertaining and useful fo The sequel to Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium， Defender of the Imperium collects the second set of three books in the series （along with some extra short stories） and further flesh out the adventures of the intrepid Commissar Ciaphas Cain。 If you were a fan of the first omnibus then you are probably going to enjoy this book， though some readers may find the books too similar to be worth their time reading。 For my part， I found the stories in the second omnibus to be entertaining and useful for all of the same reasons as the first one。 A real joy for anyone who read through the first book and the subject of a recent rereading--thus the more recent date on this one。 。。。more
Ryan
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A coward who inadvertently saves the day， and slowly becomes the hero he pretends to be。 This just screams my kind of story， and it is very light hearted for a 40k book
Sarah ♥ dog crazy ♥
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It was a fun read。 Cain is one of my fave characters ever and let's not forget Jurgen。 It was also great to get another glimpse of the necrons who are my fave species in the WH 40K universe。 It was a fun read。 Cain is one of my fave characters ever and let's not forget Jurgen。 It was also great to get another glimpse of the necrons who are my fave species in the WH 40K universe。 。。。more
Lucy
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The first two books of this omnibus were better。 The Cain stories are more enjoyable when he is with the Valhallans。
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