Ciaphas Cain Choose Your Enemies Audiobook ❲WORKING | BREAKDOWN❳

If you’ve only read the physical books, you are missing half the humor. The Ciaphas Cain series is uniquely suited for audio due to its framing device: the entire story is a "historical re-examination" of Cain’s private memoirs, complete with footnotes, corrections, and catty remarks from Inquisitor Vail.

"Choose Your Enemies" is a unique entry in the Ciaphas Cain series. For years, it was a "lost" story—published in the Hammer and Bolter magazine and later the anthology Sandy Mitchell Presents..., but often missed by fans collecting the main novels.

Unlike the novels, which are grand campaigns, this is a tighter, more focused story that highlights Cain’s unique blend of self-preservation and accidental heroism.

First published as a novella in the Cain’s Last Stand anthology and later as a standalone hardback, Choose Your Enemies fits chronologically between Death or Glory and Cain’s Last Stand. In the timeline of Cain’s long, chaotic life, this story takes place during his later career, when he is assigned to a seemingly routine diplomatic mission. ciaphas cain choose your enemies audiobook

The premise is vintage Cain: While escorting a bunch of squabbling planetary officials and dealing with the usual backstabbing politics of the Imperium, Cain stumbles upon a Genestealer Cult infestation. What follows is a masterclass in "running away from a problem only to find a worse problem right behind you." The “enemies” he must choose between include:

As always, Cain’s personal journal entries (annotated by the Inquisitor and his former lover, Amberley Vail) paint a picture of a man desperately trying to avoid danger, only for reality (and his own ingrained training) to force him into the role of savior.

Without spoiling the twist (which is the best part), the story features Cain dealing with the Tau Empire. If you’ve only read the physical books, you

Unlike single-narrator audiobooks, Choose Your Enemies employs a full cast:

In this story, Commissar Cain and his aide Jurgen are assigned to a seemingly quiet agri-world. Naturally, rebellion, treacherous planetary elites, and a hidden Genestealer Cult infestation soon surface. Cain’s “heroic” attempts to avoid danger repeatedly place him directly in the path of the Tyranid threat.

Reading a Ciaphas Cain novel on paper is a joy. The footnotes (presented as editorial asides from the Inquisitor Amberley Vail, Cain’s on-again, off-again romantic interest) add a layer of historical critique. But the Ciaphas Cain: Choose Your Enemies audiobook transforms the experience. As always, Cain’s personal journal entries (annotated by

The Ciaphas Cain: Choose Your Enemies audiobook is published by Black Library (an imprint of Games Workshop) and distributed by Audible, iTunes, and Kobo.

For Audible members, this title is frequently available for one credit or as part of the Plus Catalog (check current listings). It is also available DRM-free via the Black Library website for those who prefer to own their files outright.