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Vainglorious

By: Sandy Mitchell
Narrated by: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Christopher Tester, Andrew James Spooner
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Book 11 in the Ciaphas Cain Series

Ciaphas Cain is nearing retirement, but of course his fate leads him into a twisted web of deception, corruption, and an unfortunate amount of mortal peril. This time, it’s the Adeptus Mechanicus throwing spanners into his future plans of heroic rest and relaxation.

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The darkly hilarious saga of a reluctant hero continues – packed with all the action, wit, and hijinks you’ve come to expect from Ciaphas and his comrades.

THE STORY

When the flow of desperately needed weapons for the Astra Militarum slows to nothing from a newly founded forge world, there’s only one man able and (un)willing to investigate… Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium.

With Cain’s desperately sought-after retirement on the line, the Imperium’s most reluctant commissar must navigate insidious assassination attempts against his person, legions of mutinous skitarii, heresy within the upper echelons of the Adeptus Mechanicus itself… and a hidden foe, pulling the strings, with an agenda that could threaten the future of Imperial rule in the Damocles Gulf.

Written by Sandy Mitchell. Narrated by Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Christopher Tester and Andrew James Spooner. Running time 8 hours and 36 minutes (approx).

©2023 Games Workshop Limited (P)2023 Games Workshop Limited
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Excellent, as always!

One of the best series in the 40k universe continues….a fun ride with excellent, easy to listen to writing.

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More Cain(good thing)

loved it, excellent new addition to the story of our most unlikely hero. very recommended. plus implementation of new lore.

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Cain storyline continues with fun

The storyline. The characters. The voice talent. This continues to be such a fun series with excellent production and performances.
Worth the listen.

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great story

it was a great story, a bit slow at first.
but the finally made it worth it.

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Definitely a romp from start to finish.

I enjoy these novels immensely in written form, but when Stephen Perring was brought in to narrate alongside Penelope Rawlins, it brought the stories an entirely new level of depth.

Vainglorious gives us another fantastic Stephen & Penelope performance in 40k under the pen of Sandy Mitchell. We get to hear some very interesting voices from Stephen that I've never gotten to hear before.

It'll likely leave you howling with laughter as much as wanting to hear what happens next.

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Excellent book

Fantastic story, but I wish the books would be an order from his beginning until he finally retired

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Best series in 40k

If you're already invested in the series, then you know what I mean when I say my palms began to itch when this book ended.

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Another great entry!

Another great entry to the Cain novels. Always pleasantly surprised when one of these comes out. Big fan of the Mechanicus was happy to see how Caininteracted with them

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Fantastic

Another amazing addition to the Cain library that keeps you entertained the entire story and nah surprise you a couple times.

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Classic Cain

A slight change of the classic Cain book but still great as always! Can't wait for the next one!

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