Sandy Mitchell is a British science fiction writer. His books are widely known for their original and twisted plot.
In Russia, Sandy Mitchell, whose books fell in love with Russian readers, is known in the kurugs of fantasy lovers.
Writer Biography
Sandy Mitchell's real name is Alex Stewart. The writer was born in England in 1958.
Sandy Mitchell's writing career begins in the mid-80s. The writer uses both his real name and pseudonym for authorship. The writing career begins with writing novels and scripts for comics and computer games. Already at this time, his articles and reviews were published in various journals.
One of Sandy Mitchell's most famous early works was the Temps comic book series, created with the support of Neil Gaiman. The uniqueness of this series lies in the fact that the authors combined the stories of the rhinestones of several superheroes.
Already in the 90s, Mitchell reached a new career level - he began working as a full-time screenwriter at Carnival films.
Sandy Mitchell: Caiaphas Cain
The Kayafas Cain series consists of eight books that tell readers about the cosmic worlds, humanoid races, and alien wars.
Overview of all parts of the cycle
The first part was called "For the Emperor!" In the center of the plot is Kayafas Cain - the hero of the Imperium, a stern and fair warrior who occupies a commissar position in the Imperial Guard. The main character has earned his title by participating in all intergalactic battles. However, Cain is a very shy and modest person. But fate constantly throws the commissar into the most risky enterprises, into the thick of it. And this time, fate repeated its joke: the hero of the Imperium was at the very center of the cycle of diplomatic disputes on the planet Gravalax, which inevitably leads to a terrible war.
The plot of the second book - "Ice Cave" - unfolds around a planet that was attacked by orcs. Cain and his squad descend into the mining mines to block all the passages for the orcs underground and find several miners who suddenly disappeared. However, those whom he finds in ice caves are much worse than the huge green orcs ...
The third book was entitled The Game of the Traitor. This time, poor fellow Kayafas Cain was not even more fortunate: despite the battles he won with the orcs, tyranids and rebels, he was unable to win a battle with himself - he fell in love with inquisitor Amberley Vale. Moreover, he has yet to withstand the clash with the demon Slaanesh and the Chaos paratroopers.
The fourth part was the book Death or Glory. The main character has to perform feats again: in order to avoid a catastrophe, the commissar and his faithful friend will have to make an emergency landing on an enemy planet ...
The fifth book is Call of Duty. Commissioner Cain, his beloved inquisitor and faithful friend, will have to enter into a serious confrontation with the main enemy of the entire Imperium. But they will not be alone - on the way to victory they will be helped by all the troops of the Imperium and even the Planetary Defense Forces ...
The sixth part of the cycle is called "The Last Battle of Cain." In this book, the protagonist enjoys a well-deserved rest, teaching young people the craft of commissars. Despite the fact that everything has been calm on the resort planet for a long time, sometimes it becomes a target for attacking races.
The seventh part is “Selected Warriors of the Emperor”. The main character has a serious task ahead - to save the governor's daughter and the planet, which was swept by a wave of uprisings. However, something happened behind him that made Cain wary ...
The eighth part was called "The Last Frontier." The main character will repel the attacks of the orcs who attack the ice world. However, under the ice awakens the worst enemy that you can imagine. And in order not to awaken the rest of the creatures, the commissar will have to make many efforts to unite his people and stay alive ...
The Highest Good by Sandy Mitchell
The book is part of a series about the adventures of Commissioner Cain. The plot unfolds around the planet Quadravidia, which is attacked by the treacherous tau race. Only one hero can save the planet - Commissioner Cain, who is deservedly called the hero of the entire Imperium. After the evil race ceased fire on the planet, the legendary hero seemed suspicious. And he was right - the fire was stopped, as the onset of tyranids was approaching. While the fleet is approaching Quadravidia, the protagonist wants to make a semblance of an alliance between the Imperium and the race of unbearable tau. But is it worth trusting these evil humanoids? ..