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Ciaphas Cain #Audio Drama
The Devil You Know
As the Tyrannic Wars sweep across the face of the Eastern Fringe, Cain and Jurgen find themselves on the jungle moon of a gas giant, fighting off a splinter fleet. The world is uninhabited, but must be protected to prevent the tyranid advance threatening several nearby systems. The situation goes from bad to worse when Cain and the Catachans run into a force of insidious xenos, and the two factions are thrown into a temporary alliance purely to survive. Can Cain defeat the tyranids and survive the deadly intentions of their dark allies? Only time can tell!
A Ciaphas Cain audio drama by Sandy Mitchell.Performed by Jonathan Keeble, Harriet Kershaw, Angus King, and Toby Longworth.Directed by Christian Dunn. Music composed by Jamie Robertson.
Running time approximately 75 minutes.
A Ciaphas Cain audio drama by Sandy Mitchell.Performed by Jonathan Keeble, Harriet Kershaw, Angus King, and Toby Longworth.Directed by Christian Dunn. Music composed by Jamie Robertson.
Running time approximately 75 minutes.
2 pages, Audio CD
First published April 18, 2014
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About the author
Sandy Mitchell
103 books423 followersSandy Mitchell is a pseudonym of Alex Stewart, who has been a full-time writer since the mid nineteen eighties. The majority of his work as Sandy has been tie-in fiction for Games Workshop's Warhammer fantasy and Warhammer 40,000 science fiction lines. The exceptions have been a novelisation of episodes from the high tech thriller series Bugs, for which he also worked as a scriptwriter under his own name, some Warhammer roleplaying game material, and a scattering of short stories and magazine articles.
His hobbies include the martial arts of Aikido and Iaido, miniature wargaming, role-playing games, and pottering about on the family allotment.
He lives in the North Essex village of Earls Colne, with his wife Judith and daughter Hester.
His hobbies include the martial arts of Aikido and Iaido, miniature wargaming, role-playing games, and pottering about on the family allotment.
He lives in the North Essex village of Earls Colne, with his wife Judith and daughter Hester.
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January 22, 2017
After enjoying the last audio book that I listened to I decided to listen to another while I continued to paint my Warhammer 40k models.
I was particularly excited to listen to this one due to the presence of the Dark Eldar (my army of choice). I was not disappointed as Caiphus Cain came up against
It was also great to see the appearance of the tyranids, another army that I like. I loved seeing the
I loved the way there were little interruptions by Amberley Vale to help add context to the story, just as happens within the written books. It was also good to see the narrative switch to get a more complete picture of what was happening to the others when Cain was no longer in their company.
I enjoy the way that these stories are read, the dramatic music and the many sound effects that are added to them which help to make them more realistic. The narrators also put effort into the voices, giving them feeling, rather than the rather flat narrations that I've heard in other audio books.
Overall I thought that this story was well written and the narration was great and I look forward to reentering the world of Warhammer 40k in the future.
I was particularly excited to listen to this one due to the presence of the Dark Eldar (my army of choice). I was not disappointed as Caiphus Cain came up against
It was also great to see the appearance of the tyranids, another army that I like. I loved seeing the
I loved the way there were little interruptions by Amberley Vale to help add context to the story, just as happens within the written books. It was also good to see the narrative switch to get a more complete picture of what was happening to the others when Cain was no longer in their company.
I enjoy the way that these stories are read, the dramatic music and the many sound effects that are added to them which help to make them more realistic. The narrators also put effort into the voices, giving them feeling, rather than the rather flat narrations that I've heard in other audio books.
Overall I thought that this story was well written and the narration was great and I look forward to reentering the world of Warhammer 40k in the future.
September 12, 2018
An excellent Cain drama.
Exciting from start to finish, with a few neat twists, and the usual Cain-flavor.
Heartfelt recommendation.
Exciting from start to finish, with a few neat twists, and the usual Cain-flavor.
Heartfelt recommendation.
May 23, 2019
Ciaphas Cain is pretty hilarious.
October 31, 2021
Definitely better than the previous audio drama, it still feels a little lacking in immersion. If you like Cain though, I'd totally recommend this.
August 17, 2024
It has everything about Ciaphas Cain story, bad circumstances, not a wild goose chase, with characters, & arrogant antagonist
February 7, 2025
A fun read.
April 8, 2025
😏😏😏
Ciaphas, you nasty
Ciaphas, you nasty
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October 16, 2024
ehh alr. it's cain, yk what'll happen. Action was good, same with the way the factions are depicted.
December 15, 2015
This is actually not a bad story. The three stars rating I gave it is mostly because the sound effects and music is a bit too loud for me as I'm having difficulties hearing what the characters say. Also the story could have been a bit longer. Some parts felt a bit too rushed.
Other than that it's fun to once again listen to an audio drama about one of my all time favourite warhammer 40k characters, Ciaphas Cain.
This time he get both Tyranids and Dark Eldar to play with. There's some nice plot twists, even though they weren't really any surprises. It's quite nice to see the commissar separated from his aide, at least for a while. Not that I don't like Jurgen, but from time to time I need to be reminded that Cain can look after himself.
The Dark Eldar character really shines and gives of a lot of cold arrogance, just as it should be.
I can't wait to see how the author would handle Eldar from the craftworlds now.
Other than that it's fun to once again listen to an audio drama about one of my all time favourite warhammer 40k characters, Ciaphas Cain.
This time he get both Tyranids and Dark Eldar to play with. There's some nice plot twists, even though they weren't really any surprises. It's quite nice to see the commissar separated from his aide, at least for a while. Not that I don't like Jurgen, but from time to time I need to be reminded that Cain can look after himself.
The Dark Eldar character really shines and gives of a lot of cold arrogance, just as it should be.
I can't wait to see how the author would handle Eldar from the craftworlds now.
November 14, 2015
The Warhammer 40k settings is dark and bloody, there is just war and nothing else. I got this audiobook or rather audiodrama as a gift and it was my first touch with warhammer 40k world. I had to check some data to fully understood, what the hell was going on and what the commissar is.
Emperor blessed me with the good source in wikia and it was easy.
The plot is relatively simple our hero commissar Cain was on mission on jungle planet, where practically everything can kill you with added bonus of tyranid swarm, which was having fun there decimated local fauna plus some imperial units. Cain got it hard and there came rescue for him by the dark eldar (nasty arrogant and sadistic lady). The uneasy truce was broken when eldar started to discuss,what would do to intrepid commissar, who simply declined and used the eldar mean of transport to deal with the tyranid threat.
Emperor blessed me with the good source in wikia and it was easy.
The plot is relatively simple our hero commissar Cain was on mission on jungle planet, where practically everything can kill you with added bonus of tyranid swarm, which was having fun there decimated local fauna plus some imperial units. Cain got it hard and there came rescue for him by the dark eldar (nasty arrogant and sadistic lady). The uneasy truce was broken when eldar started to discuss,what would do to intrepid commissar, who simply declined and used the eldar mean of transport to deal with the tyranid threat.
May 19, 2014
The story was good, but it felt as though the voice actor was racing through it. Thats really the only reason it didn't get 5 stars. Other than that I love that we are still getting Ciaphas Cain novels and the end of this one left it open to another one that we might be getting. Though by the style of writing the author has, this being Ciaphas' memoirs, he really doesn't need to have a cliff hanger or anything.
September 5, 2017
Another of the Ciaphas Cain audiodrama's.
Commissar Ciaphas Cain regarded by everyone in the 40K universe as one of the most capable commissars (all but himself) is assigned to a small garrison to stop the advancing Tyranid horde. Bus as things tend to go for Cain, thing go a bit strange.
In short wellmade, funny and with some very good action scenes.
Commissar Ciaphas Cain regarded by everyone in the 40K universe as one of the most capable commissars (all but himself) is assigned to a small garrison to stop the advancing Tyranid horde. Bus as things tend to go for Cain, thing go a bit strange.
In short wellmade, funny and with some very good action scenes.
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