As always, Commissar Cain did not disappoint. For being part of the shared universe that invented the term "grimdark", this series of novels has injected some much-needed humor into the Warhammer 40k world. They take themselves less seriously despite dealing with many of the same themes as the rest of the literature, and the character's own double-minded nature (presenting a heroic face to the world while confiding his sheer horror at the situation to the reader) is a good part of that.Once again, incredible book, part of a great series. Read them if you enjoy 40k at all. Just finished this last night and it was as fantastic as I always expect a Ciaphas Cain novel to be. Sandy Mitchell is definitely one of the few authors who have been able to find humour in a universe that is beset on all sides by depression, frustration, anger and misery. I look forward to each and every Cain story, even devouring all of the shorts as well, and I'm actually going to listen through the "Dead in the Water" audio drama, a first for me. (I don't really like audiobooks.) "The Emperor's Finest", the retelling of Cain's time with the Reclaimers Space Marine Chapter is filled with the same amount of dissembling, accidental/occasionally intentional bouts of heroism followed by confusion that leads to legendary status for our hero, and Jurgen that I've come to enjoy about the series. I can only hope that Mitchell has many more stories with my favourite commissar to come! :D
Do You like book The Emperor's Finest (2010)?
Not very good by "cain"standards, but still pretty good by any other standard you might use.
—Geeky
Ah so this is the book which the KillTeam game is based on.
—bjhays
Caiaphas actually made me yawn for a bit there.
—torres
