BLACK DOE

Awards & Accolades Our Verdict GET IT by Cleland Smith ‧ RELEASE DATE: today A harsh, evocative vision of Celtic lands where memory, violence, and myth shape every destiny. Awards & Accolades Our Verdict GET IT Smith’s historical fantasy novel takes a grim journey through myth-laden ancient Scotland following an assassin whose deadly mission evolves into a deeper struggle with identity and fate. A ruthless assassin known as Bridei travels through the rugged 2nd-century Scottish Highlands with a single objective: Kill the feared warlord Drust. Armed with an enchanted knife believed to be the only weapon capable of ending Drust’s life, she infiltrates his camp at night, calculating every step of the mission while watching the soldiers and fires from the surrounding hills. The attack fails when Drust’s mage senses her presence, and she’s captured before she can strike. Instead of executing her immediately, however, Drust orders her crucified on a mountain as a warning to enemies. Suspended between life and death, Bridei struggles with pain, memory, and the consequences of a life devoted to killing. At the same time, another voice recounts the history of a Cruithne family livin...