This website is for the original EmulationStation, last updated in 2015!



EmulationStation

A graphical and themeable emulator front-end that allows you to access all your favorite games in one place, even without a keyboard!

Ciaphas Cain Choose Your Enemies Audiobook Jun 2026

The plot kicks off with Cain and his regiment, the Valhallan 597th, putting down an uprising by Chaos cultists on a dreary Imperial mining world. The mission is a success, but evidence soon emerges that the corruption has spread, putting the vital forge world of Ironfound at grave risk. The munitions produced on Ironfound are critical to the Imperial war effort in the entire subsector, so its safety must be assured at all costs.

Black Library’s production value is top-tier. The audio transitions seamlessly between Cain’s memoirs and Vail’s interruptions. The pacing is snappy, the character voices are distinct, and the subtle shifts in tone keep the listener engaged through every twist and turn. Key Themes and Character Highlights The Reluctant Hero Archetype ciaphas cain choose your enemies audiobook

The only potential downside? The runtime. At approximately , Choose Your Enemies is a novella, not a full novel. Compared to the 13-hour For the Emperor audiobook, this feels slightly brief. However, the pacing is tight—there is no filler. The plot kicks off with Cain and his

The audiobook gently pokes fun at the rigid, overly bureaucratic, and fanatical nature of the Imperium of Man. Listener Reception and Verdict Black Library’s production value is top-tier

: In the text, Inquisitor Amberley Vail's footnotes can disrupt the reading flow. In the audiobook, these are seamlessly integrated as vocal "interruptions," which better serves the intended humor and pacing. Perspective Shifts

The audiobook landscape for Warhammer 40k changes frequently.



Works with any controller

EmulationStation provides an interface that is usable with any 4-button controller, set up from within the program itself.

* Emulators themselves must be configured separately...for now.

Controller Config
  • Theming System
  • Theming List

Give each system the look it deserves with the custom theming system

EmulationStation includes a custom theming system that gives you control over how each screen looks on a per-system basis, from the system select screen to the game list.

Don't like our style? Try another set, or make your own!

Easily download game box art with the built-in metadata scraper

Download the full name, description, box art, rating, release date, developer, publisher, genre, and number of players for every game in your library with the press of a button.

Scraper

Ciaphas Cain Choose Your Enemies Audiobook Jun 2026


You can download an installer below.

The installer will install a pre-compiled
EmulationStation executable and a set of themes.

Or, you can build EmulationStation yourself!

Browse on GitHub »




Windows

Windows

Installer ZIP File

(last updated 3/8/2015)

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

SD Card Image   Manual Build

(last updated up to RetroPie)

Debian

Debian

DEB (x86)   DEB (x64)

(last updated 3/8/2015)

Arch

Arch

Get on AUR

(last updated never)



Remember, you need to configure EmulationStation to use your emulators!

You can read more about how to do that on the Getting Started page.