After a long and outstanding career, Commissar Ciaphas Cain—the famous defender of the Imperium against countless enemies—enjoys his deserved retirement on Perlia, teaching youngsters in the Schola Progenium the trade of a commissar. After Perlia was cleansed of the remnants of the Ork invasion, everything became quiet and calm—if any tyranids appear, for exercise, that’s not too bad.
However, the next Black Crusade is a serious matter. And when the forces of Chaos crash down on Perlia, the clever commissar will have to prove himself again—to preserve his title of Hero of the Imperium, his own skin, and along with it the entire planet.
The most heroic coward in the Imperium unwillingly returns to the front lines!