My mother is an ape. My father is god. I come from the land of ghost. So sings Ras Tyger, the Incarnation of a modern-day jungle lord. Savage, heroic, and beautiful, he is the master of the world. He rules his kingdom with sex, savagery, and Sublime innocence. Until one day, with the landing of the great whirlin' birds, the insane reality of his existence begins to unfold... and plunges them into an incredible quest for truth that cannot end until he comes face to face with god.