If you enjoy the humorous, tongue-in-cheek tone of Warhammer 40k’s most cowardly commissar, this is a must-listen. Just ensure you have listened to Death or Glory first to understand the context of Cain's exhaustion.
Choose Your Enemies (Ciaphas Cain, Book 10 — though sometimes listed as Book 9 depending on anthology inclusion) Author: Sandy Mitchell Narrator (Audiobook): Stephen Perring (as Ciaphas Cain), with Penelope Rawlins (as Amberley Vail) and Emma Gregory (additional voices) ciaphas cain choose your enemies audiobook
Black Library audiobooks are known for their subtle production quality. While they don't rely heavily on sound effects (unlike the Dramatic Readings of the Horus Heresy series), the Cain audiobooks use just enough ambient noise—the crackle of las-fire, the wet sounds of Tyranid claws, the boom of artillery—to ground you in the battle. The pacing is brisk. Because Cain’s narrative is conversational, the audiobook feels less like a formal reading and more like a veteran soldier telling tall tales over a glass of amasec in a bunker. If you enjoy the humorous, tongue-in-cheek tone of
: Narrate various in-universe documents, military reports, and propaganda snippets scattered throughout the story. While they don't rely heavily on sound effects
is a must-listen. It’s a 10-hour and 4-minute journey that proves that sometimes, the best way to serve the Emperor is to try your absolute hardest to stay alive.
