Charlie Ashanti, the hero of LIONBOY, speaks cat - the language of all catswild and domestic alike. His unusual talent helps him on his quest to findhis kidnapped parents who have discovered a cure for asthma. The localcats of his home town (a futuristic London) start him on his search tosolve the mystery of his missing parents, which leads him across thechannel on board a circus ship bound for Paris. It is on this wonderfulvessel that Charlie establishes a close relationship with the homesickcircus lions who become his accomplices. But Charlie is in danger, forclose behind him on his trail, is a crony of the mysterious group who havekidnapped his parents. They want Charlie too.