Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz

''A piece of invention as original as any of Tolkien''s or C.S. Lewis''s'' New Statesman

''I have gone to look for a lion.'' In a world where lions have become extinct, the map-maker Jachin-Boaz nevertheless abandons his wife and son to find one, leaving just this note. But his decision has unexpected consequences. He will be pursued by his son, Boaz-Jachin, and by something else: a tawny-skinned, ...