City of Lions: King’s Blood

For the last sixteen years, every day of Andre’s life has been the same. Almost down to the finest detail. He ran the forested lands surrounding his farmhouse every morning. Then he trained— in whatever martial art seemed to fit the day, and speak any number of African languages for the same reason. Then he ate and rehearsed feline facts with his jailer— also known as his mother. His life was a cage and his dream was the world beyond he only ever saw through tv screens. Then, he killed a massive bear with his bare hands. Upon awakening shape-shifting powers he never knew he had, he was quickly exposed to a family history he struggled to comprehend and a world he no longer wanted to enter. All Andre wanted was to play music, go to school and make friends like everyone else his age. Unfortunately, his life— his “pedigree” had so much more in store for him. Beastial criminal enterprises and corporate juggernauts run by a tyrant of impossible age and horrific history….. Prehistoric figures that predated gods and lusted for the modern world… Militarized scientific organizations that ran like the Illuminati and thirsted for the power Andre still couldn’t control. Anything and everything under the sun— and moon, was either eager to erase Andre or falling in line behind him like he was some legend of mythical proportion. Whichever was the truth was determined by instincts and if Andre had enough fight in him to survive. ************************* What to expect: -Urban Fantasy with a focus on Afro/Indo/Middle-eastern-Fantasy foundations and cultural/mythological inspirations  -Supernatural politics blending with real-world politics -Strong to OP protagonist -Speculative geography/history (certain continents will be changed or different due to altered historical events)  -Speculative biology/evolution -Realistic kingdom building/Slow-burn kingdom-building  -Slow-burn romance