Deep in the wilds of Africa a unique white Lion, Letsatsi, is a born into a pride of normal tawny Lions. Letsatsi’s his white coat sets him apart, ensuring that his life will be full of danger and adventure.

According to legend, white Lions are the Messengers of the Gods, but Letsatsi’s rare white skin just makes him an outsider. As a very young cub his Brother Buti is tragically killed. Lost and alone in the wilderness Letsatsi is preyed upon by a pack of Hyenas, the Lion’s undying enemy. Found at last by his Mother, the Lioness Misava, Letsatsi has just survived his first crisis. For his own safety Misava introduces Letsatsi back into his pride. But he becomes an immediate target. Too young to hold his own, his older Cousins terrorize and torment him, forcing him to survive on the scraps of the kill, an outcast living on fringes of the pride.

Still a youngster, his world is torn apart as two marauding Lions, the Mahahlwa, take over the pride, driving out his protective Father Mogolo. The Mahahlwa would immediately kill any young male that dared to stay.

As they flee for their lives his Cousins stay together for safety but reject Letsatsi again and he is forced to face the dangers of the African bush alone. Still too young to hunt he journeys away from the land of his birth, across the mountains in search of a new life and a new home. He has no idea that he is venturing into hunting territory where there is danger at every turn.

Hungry and desperate Letsatsi finds and follows an older tawny Lion, Nkulu, a roaming bachelor. Nkulu finally accepts the younger Lion and they become allies, sharing in the kill. The two teenagers stumble upon a farmhouse on the edge of the wilderness and run riot, raiding the chicken run again and again until Nkulu is trapped and killed. Letsatsi has lost another Brother and finds himself alone once more.

But against all odds, Letsatsi learns to survive on his own, growing into a magnificent adult able to hunt for himself, finally bringing down a stampeding wildebeest. The time has come for Letsatsi to fight the ferocious tawny male Ku Dzinda for the right to lead a pride of his own. But word of his existence has spread and as the fight begins the ultimate enemy also closes in for the kill. For the trophy hunter legends are worthless but Letsatsi’s magnificent white skin is priceless.

As the dust settles after the climactic battle Letsatsi emerges as the victor. His journey is finally over and he has at last found a home of his own.