The courageous Commissar Cain, his faithful and fragrant assistant Jurgen, the beautiful and dangerous Inquisitor Amberly Vale, as well as the regiments of the Imperial Guard, the ships of the Imperial Navy, the valiant Adeptus Arbites and the selfless Planetary Defense Forces - in an epic confrontation with the most voracious enemy of the Imperium! On the quiet planet of Periremunda, the Hero of the Imperium, Commissar Ciaphas Cain, was hoping to take a break from the need to be a hero. It would seem that all the problems on Periremund are the increasing frequency of terrorist attacks and a foolish governor. Well, there are still a few gene stealers and a swarm of tyranids is on the way. Cult of Chaos with psychotic psyker-killers. A runaway tech-priest with a warp thing from which you don’t know what to expect. Fanatical Sisters of Battle, under the command of a crazed inquisitor. A resort, not a planet, all it needed for complete comfort was orbital bombardment.