Ciaphas Cain

7 primary works • 11 total works

For the Emperor

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 3 November 2003

Commisar Ciaphas Cain - hero of the Imperium and renowned across the sector for his bravery and valour - is sent to help maintain order on an outpost world on the borders of Tau space. But when the alien ambassador is murdered and the situation quickly spirals out of control, Cain and his regiment of Valhallans find themselves in the middle of a war. As the Imperial Guard struggle to contain worldwide civil insurrection, can the wily Commisar Cain identify the real villian before the planet is lost to the Imperium forever ?

Caves of Ice

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 5 January 2004

Sent to the ice world of Frigidia with his regiment of Valhallan guardsmen, Commissar Ciaphas Cain finds his quest for a peaceful life threatened by unrest among the mine workers, an invasion of orks, and a malevolent evil that is awakened deep in the ice caves of the planet. Original.

The Traitor's Hand

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 19 May 2005

By public demand, a new outrageous tale from the career of Commissar Ciaphas Cain, a man who; despite his best attempts to avoid danger and live the easy life, is constantly thrust into fame and fortune. Featuring futuristic military action, thrills and humour, The Traitor's Hand is sure to be a popular title. He will be a hero, whether he wants to be or not...

Cain's Last Stand

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 28 October 2008

As the forces of Chaos overwhelm Perlia, can Commissar Cain prove himself to be a real hero of the Imperium one last time?

The Emperor's Finest

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 7 December 2010

Commissar Cain is called to duty once more, saving a governor's daughter from a planet over-run by rebels. The uprising hides something far more sinister however - genestealer hybrids! The search for the source of the alien threat leads Cain to a drifting space hulk - a far safer place than beside the obsessed governor's daughter.

The Last Ditch

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 6 February 2012

Commissar Cain returns to an icy planet to crush a new wave of ork attacks, but inadvertently disturbs a far greater threat which has lain frozen and dormant for centuries in a new hardcover edition.

Imperial commissar Ciaphas Cain returns to Nusquam Fundumentibus to crush the ork attacks which have been plaguing the frozen planet. But when his ship crashes into the wastelands outside the capital it disturbs a far greater enemy, one which has lain dormant under the permafrost since long before the Imperium came to this world, and could now threaten the whole sector. Faced with ongoing greenskin raids and keeping an over-enthusiastic novice commissar under control, Cain must rally his men and confront whatever emerges from beneath the rapidly melting ice...

Choose Your Enemies

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 7 February 2019

Commissar Ciaphas Cain returns! After putting down an uprising on a mining world, he finds evidence that the corruption might have spread to other planets, and the forge world of Ironfound could now be at risk…

It's been a long time, but the self-styled Hero of the Imperium is back in action! And he's doing what he does best – telling tall tales of his unlikely exploits.

Commissar Ciaphas Cain and the Valhallan 597th are in the thick of it again, putting down an uprising of Chaos cultists on an Imperial mining world. Though their mission is a success, they find evidence that the corruption might have spread to other planets, and that the forge world of Ironfound could now be at risk. The munitions Ironfound produces are vital to the Imperial war effort in the subsector; its safety must be assured at all costs. As battle explodes across the planet, Ciaphas Cain and his regiment come up against allies and enemies old and new in their fight for victory against the forces of Chaos.

Hero of the Imperium

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 15 September 2015

Defender of the Imperium

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 15 September 2015

The Greater Good

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 17 January 2013

When the world of Quadravidia comes under attack by the insidious tau, only one man can defeat the aliens and save the planet in the Emperor's name: the legendary Hero of the Imperium, Commissar Ciaphas Cain. When the aliens call for a ceasefire, Cain expects the worst, and his fears are answered in the form of the dread menace of the tyranids. As a hive fleet approaches Quadravidia, Cain must try to forge an alliance between the Imperium and the tau - but can he truly trust the inscrutable xenos?

Saviour of the Imperium

by Sandy Mitchell

Published 20 September 2018

Compilation of novels and short stories featuring the very popular and much loved character Ciaphas Cain in a third Omnibus edition.

In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, mankind’s mighty Imperium is threatened on all sides by its enemies – brutal orks, ravening tyranid hordes and the corrupt armies of Chaos. Many are the heroes who stand at the forefront of this endless fight against evil, but few names conjure up as much awe and respect as the legendary commissar Ciaphas Cain. When all seems lost, Cain, his trusty but malodorous aide Jurgen, and the Valhallan 597th, can always be relied upon to ride to the rescue and save the day! With their thrills and spills, and tongue in cheek humour, the Ciaphas Cain novels offer a unique vision of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Saviour of the Imperium contains the novels The Emperor’s Finest, The Last Ditch and The Greater Good, the novella Old Soldiers Never Die, along with a number of additional short stories.