An adventure story about a white Lion, Letsatsi, born into the dangerous world of the African bush. Letsatsi’s uniqueness makes him vulnerable to every danger, including the ultimate enemy, Man. He must beat all the odds to survive into adulthood, find a home and rule a pride of his own.

According to legend, White Lions are the Messengers of the Gods, but Letsatsi’s rare white skin just makes him an outsider. Cast out from the safety of his pride by a pair of marauding males he is ill equipped to survive alone.

Unable to hunt for himself and close to starvation he by chance finds and follows the scent of one his own kind and is finally allowed to share in another Lion’s kill. He has met his first friend, the older tawny Lion Nkulu.

Nkulu leads Letsatsi on a series of escapades and adventures until they raid a farmer’s chicken run once too often and Nkulu is trapped and killed.

Alone again Letsatsi has to scavenge for his existence until he slowly learns to survive on his own. He matures into a formidable adult able to hunt for himself, finally bringing down a stampeding wildebeest. But word of his existence has spread and before he can challenge another male for a pride of his own, Letsatsi must face his greatest enemy - the trophy hunter, for whom legends are worthless but Letsatsi’s magnificent white skin is priceless.More...