Warrior. Diplomat. Sister. King.

In the 17th century, when Portuguese slavers and soldiers press deep into West Central Africa, they believe their guns and their God make them invincible. In Princess Njinga of Ndongo, they meet a weapon they cannot comprehend: a mind that refuses to be colonized.

Summoned to Luanda to negotiate with a governor who offers only a floor mat for a throne, Njinga turns his calculated insult into a legendary display of sovereignty that leaves the Europeans stunned. It is the first move in a forty-year chess match against an empire.

Hunted, betrayed, and forced into exile, Njinga does not merely survive; she adapts. She masters the guerrilla tactics of the forest, turns captured European cannons against their former owners, and forges an unprecedented alliance with the Dutch. To command her armies and unite her people, she makes the most audacious move of all: she becomes a king, taking male dress and a court of male "wives" in an act that shatters every tradition to preserve her nation's future.

Based on the life of the brilliant, unforgettable Queen Njinga, Throne of Lions is a sweeping saga of resistance and resilience. It is the story of a woman who out-thought, out-fought, and outlasted her enemies, proving that true power lies not in rigid strength, but in the will to redefine the rules of the game.