Warhammer 40,000 is full of heroes who have become legends through their valiant deeds, and villains who have become infamous through treachery or savagery. Exactly who is a hero and who is a villain changes radically depending on who you ask, because point of view is a very important thing in the grim darkness of the far future.
You only have to ask Inquisitor Amberley Vail, whose endless delving into the records surrounding Ciaphas Cain often reveals more questions than answers as to exactly what kind of person this (in)famous man really was.
Cipahas Cain has starred in dozens of novels and short stories over the years, and Sandy Mitchell has once more picked up their pen and spun a new yarn in Ciaphas Cain: Vainglorious.
Everyone’s favourite Commissar returns to handle things in his own inimitable style, and more than a little reluctance… in a story crafted from his own personal and entirely unbiased memoirs by Inquisitor Vail. Check out the synopsis below.
Then there’s Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology, which collects the novella Old Soldiers Never Die with 13 other short stories that Inquisitor Vail has spent many hours constructing from a mess of conflicting notes and Cain’s own private records.
This collection features the tale of the Valhallan 597th hunting down a warp-tainted infection that threatens to overwhelm the world of Lenotionia, a story from Cain’s early years in which he helped fend off a Tyranid invasion, and much more besides. It’s guaranteed to be the most unquestionably accurate telling of Cain’s exploits. That we know of.
Both of these books will be coming soon, but in the meantime, you can indulge in the adventures of Ciaphas Cain by selecting a tale from the Black Library’s well-stocked shelves. Sign up for the Black Library newsletter to get all the latest news about Warhammer fiction sent directly to your inbox.