Ciaphas Cain: Choose Your Enemies: Choose Your Enemies (Volume 10)

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Having read each of the previous books in omnibus form, and with this being the first I’ve tackled on audiobook, I can happily report that Ciaphas Cain is as alive as ever. While their initial battles prove to be a string of easy victories, Cain's troops soon find that corruption might be far more widespread than they first expected.

Imagine having three life-coaches who had been through the toughest mental and physical challenges; a crack team of problem-solvers who knew in their day job that one mistake could be the difference between life - and death. However, the careful reader notes that the man protests too much, probably driven to deny his actual bravery and compassion for his comrades by the Imperium's culture of post-apocalyptic martyrdom. This is worth mentioning as, comparing Choose Your Enemies to The Greater Good highlights a sense of renewed energy behind the writing.While Cain is allowed plenty of time to ramble, discuss and comment upon ongoing events, it's more tightly executed and paced against said events. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. It doesn't feel as if the world is bending over backward to have him find a role within the larger story.

With the Eldar upping their attacks and the likelihood of a traitor in their midst, Cain must somehow deal with the marauding aliens, root out the heretics and live up to his overblown reputation while somehow keeping himself in one piece at the same time. I really like the humor all around the book, some of the explanation passages or some descriptive areas got me nearly bored but overall the reading experience has been positive and entertaining. Cause I swear I laughed out loud everytime Cain looked and Jurgen and Jurgen would just lift the Melta like "How about now? Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.Then there’s Inquisitor Vale’s footnotes, which dance between pointing out people’s foibles, and wondering if Cain isn’t the precise man the Imperium needs. If I didn't love the character, I would point out that the author is getting more and more repetitive in plots.