Defender of the Imperium
The legendary Commissar Ciaphas Cain, lauded as one of the great heroes of the Imperium, finds himself thrust onto the battlefield again. Cain wants nothing more than to keep out of trouble and get to the other side of his commission in one piece, but the war-torn 41st millennium has other ideas. Confronted with the powers of Chaos and hordes of alien foes, our intrepid Commissar seeks to sidestep danger and talk his way out of trouble. Yet each time he survives his legend only grows, and his life is in ever-greater jeopardy… Defender of the Imperium contains the novels Death or Glory, Duty Calls and Cain’s Last Stand, plus the short story Traitor’s Gambit and a new introduction from author Sandy Mitchell.
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October 2010 • ISBN 9781844168828
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Customer reviews
Grim, grit, war..... and satire? Part 2
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jacob Isaac
Cain is back, and better then ever. I enjoyed this omnibus more then the first. Why? More humor, better plot, logical conclusion, suspendse and all in all a damm good way to spend youre lazy sunday afternoon. ( or in my case, the first 2 days after i got this book ) Book 4 is awesome, best part Mr. Mitchel ever made in my opinion, and the story is related to 5 and 6. New characters appear, old ones stay away. Once the sausage vendor was introduced, i could not stop laughing. All in all, go read it. I promise you, its worth youre time.