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The Greater Good

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Novel
First published
29 Jan 2013
Length
320 pp · ~5h 52m read
Rating
4.11,607 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 4 · 2-star: 37 · 3-star: 307 · 4-star: 710 · 5-star: 549. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)75 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.841,237 ratingsPerformance4.94Story4.759h 50m·Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Matthew Hunt, Andrew James Spooner, John Banks, Tara RawsonReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781849702881
Featuring
Astra MilitarumT'au EmpireTyranids

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Synopsis

Ninth novel in the popular Commissar Cain series. When the world of Quadravidia comes under attack by the insidious tau, only one man can defeat the aliens and save the planet in the Emperor’s name: the legendary Hero of the Imperium, Commissar Ciaphas Cain. When the aliens call for a ceasefire, Cain expects the worst, and his fears are answered in the form of the dread menace of the tyranids. As a hive fleet approaches Quadravidia, Cain must try to forge an alliance between the Imperium and the tau – but can he truly trust the inscrutable xenos?