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The Traitor's Hand

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Novel
First published
7 Jun 2005
Length
416 pp · ~7h 38m read
Rating
4.173,537 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 6 · 2-star: 61 · 3-star: 616 · 4-star: 1,494 · 5-star: 1,360. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)141 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.893,710 ratingsPerformance4.92Story4.869h 6m·Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Andrew James Spooner, Emma GregoryReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781844161874
Featuring
Astra MilitarumSlaanesh

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Synopsis

Ciaphas Cain's latest missions takes him and his Valhallan regiment to the planet of Adumbria to defend against an approaching Chaos invasion. However, infighting with fellow Imperial Guard regiments and the uprising of a sinister cult on the planet puts paid to any hopes of an easy life. Read it because There's an insight into Commissar Cain's past as we meet an old "friend" from his Schola Progenium days, and the commissar faces his toughest test yet: avoiding the temptations of a Slaaneshi pleasure cult...