Vessels: The Hour of the Lion

c.9600 B.C: Erak is a newly-initiated hunter of the Kukutini tribe, struggling to survive in Mesolithic Eurasia. Bad luck seems to be following his every step – he blames the powerful weapon he has inherited from his eccentric uncle.

When his people are lured underground by the macabre Hobyah, to return as murderous automatons, Erak seeks to rid his tribe of the bad magic. In so doing, he encounters the mountain gods, who have an agenda of their own…

1976: elderly scholar and adventurer Nigel Grimbaud seeks the help of archaeologist Suzanne Hoffmann to locate the mysterious Hall of Records, deep beneath the suburbs of Cairo…but can he be trusted?