Choose Your Enemies

About This Audiobook

Sandy Mitchell’s *Choose Your Enemies* delivers the perfect storm of military sci-fi wit, high-stakes invasion, and the kind of bureaucratic absurdity that makes Imperium governance feel both infuriating and hilariously relatable. Commissar Ciaphas Cain, the self-proclaimed ‘hero of the Imperium’ who’d rather be anywhere else, returns in a tale that blends the grit of Valhalla’s ice with the creeping dread of Chaos cults tunneling deep into the planet’s heart. The pace crackles with the energy of a squad that’s perpetually outnumbered yet overconfident, turning every firefight into a dark comedy of errors where Cain’s survival instincts clash with his paperwork addiction. Mitchell’s sharp dialogue and sardonic narration shine here, anchoring a story that’s as much about the absurdity of war as it is about its brutality. The audiobook’s production leans into this duality: Richard Reed’s gravel-voiced Cain is a masterclass in reluctant heroism, while Emma Gregory’s icy Valhallan commander keeps the tension taut enough to freeze plasma rounds in midair. The full cast’s chemistry turns even the most mundane briefings into a pleasure—because if you’re going to die in the 41st Millennium, you might as well die laughing at your own incompetence.