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The Last Ditch

Ciaphas Cain: Warhammer 40,000, Book 8

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The Last Ditch

By: Sandy Mitchell
Narrated by: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Emma Gregory, Toby Longworth, Andrew James Spooner
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Book 8 of the Ciaphas Cain series.

The Imperium's least willing hero is thrown back into the fight against another alien threat as Commissar Cain returns to a frozen planet to battle an incursion by monstrous orks.

Listen to it because....

It's a rip-roaring action adventure tale with a few daring twists and a whole load of that typical Ciaphas Cain humour. The opening sequence—involving a dramatic star ship crash—is particularly exciting.

The story:

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....

Written by Sandy Mitchell. Narrated by Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Emma Gregory, Toby Longworth, Andrew James Spooner. Run time 9 hours and 30 minutes.

©2022 Games Workshop Limited (P)2022 Games Workshop Limited Military Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction
Engaging Voice Acting • Humorous Storytelling • Likable Characters • Exciting Adventures • Immersive Experience
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This is another great book. They always leave you wanting more and more. I love this series.

Another Great Cain Book

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Love the cast as always, writing is superb and Cain is a humble hero as normal. The jurassic park ice moments were hilarious and I enjoyed the new supporting characters

Same enemy, greater story

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I am a huge fan of the team who performs these audiobooks. They really are incredible. Sandy Mitchell has really brought Ciaphas Cain and the regiment to life. I find these books incredibly comforting as listening to another one of Cains adventures always seems to put a smile on my face.

Another banger

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I love it, alot of action. but it was a bit by the number but it was a good adventure.

another great entry

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another Cain book that kept me coming back and waiting for what could possibly be happening next.

another great installment

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another wonderful story in the Warhammer 40K universe this one's got enough twists that I wasn't expecting and a good bit of action. no I noticed in this one for some reason some of the words we're smoking weird like Regina's name and some of the other characters . its still a good performance just something I noticed

A twist from left field

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typical Cain book. so obviously worth the effort.I just love the antics.
preformed wonderfully

I just love this author

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10/10 Would recommend. Performance is great as always and the story is hilarious and the best ways

Top 3 Cain story

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This was fun as most commissar cane books are but they just seem to keep using the works to show how dangerous the other aliens that happen to be there are it seems to be Something they keep going back to the well for.

a little predictable and Formulaic

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This has been one of my favorite Cain novels i've gone through. There is of course the lovable commissar Cain, Jurgen and the vallhalans that we all know and love. The two commanding officers of the regiment get some more love and attention this book which was appreciated. There were less of my somewhat hated cain-isms (had i known at the time, my itching palms, constant getting himself into hotter water than he'd like, ect.)

The voice over is as always great and i cannot help but love the different voice actors making the thing sound more like a radio drama than an audio book.

Another great cain story.

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