The Last Ditch
Imperial commissar Ciaphas Cain returns to Nusquam Fundumentibus to crush the ork attacks which have been plaguing the frozen planet. But when his ship crashes into the wastelands outside the capital it disturbs a far greater enemy, one which has lain dormant under the permafrost since long before the Imperium came to this world, and could now threaten the whole sector. Faced with ongoing greenskin raids and keeping an over-enthusiastic novice commissar under control, Cain must rally his men and confront whatever emerges from beneath the rapidly melting ice...
Sandy Mitchell
Sandy Mitchell is a pseudonym of Alex Stewart, who is a British writer. He is best known for his Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 novels, including the Ciaphas Cain series.
Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain
Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain consists of nine primary books, and includes two additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Warhammer 40,000