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Series: Ciaphas Cain
Volume: 1
Genre: SF
ISBN: 1844160505
Pages: 415 pages
Publisher: Black Library
Price: 7.99
Reader Rating: 9 out of 10
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For The Emperor by Sandy Mitchell

Description: Commissar Ciaphas Cain, proclaimed hero of rhe Imperium, just wants to survive. Tired of being assigned every deadly mission that comes around he uses his status to get assigned to a Imperial Guard regiment. But this regiment has been formed from two that have been decimated fighting against the tyranids and is a mess. Cain must use all his skills to get the unit into fighting shape or else he might not survive their first deployment. This is on Gravalax, a border world close to the alien tau, where the Imperium is trying to diplomatically resolve a territorial dispute. When the alien ambassador is murdered, the situation begins to escalate towards conflict. But an agent of the Inquisition finds evidence that there is a third party trying to instigate war between the tau and humanity. It's up to the inquisitor, with the reluctant help of the commissar, to stop this conspiracy.