Jachin-Boaz is a maker and seller of maps. In his shop you can find maps that will lead you to whatever it is you most desire: love, inspiration, money. But his greatest work yet is a master-map which he intends to give to his son, Boaz-Jachin. On it is marked everything that has ever been found; with it, his son will be able to find anything he wants or needs. Only one thing cannot be found using this map: lions – for there are no more lions. Or are there? When Jachin-Boaz leaves his family to set out on a quest to find a lion for his son, Boaz-Jachin follows in search of his father, and both will discover something wholly unexpected. 

Russell Hoban's first novel for adults, The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz (1973) was widely acclaimed by critics and earned comparisons to the works of Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Both a humorous and light-hearted fantasy and an insightful meditation on the sometimes difficult relationships between fathers and sons, it is a perfect introduction to the work of this brilliant writer.