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The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz

Russell Hoban (1973)

SubgenreHumorous Sci-Fi
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
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In a not-so-distant future when lions are extinct Jachin-Boaz, a middle-aged mapmaker, leaves home with a wonderful map that was to tell his son where to find everything. The angry son, Boaz-Jachin, goes to the ruins of a palace at Nineveh and performs a series of rituals before the wallcarving of a great lion dying on the spear of an ancient king. Called to life, the lion sets out on the father's tracks and the son follows.