“As Istros lumbered around a blustery harbour, Lachlan knew it was only a matter of time before the succession was behind him and he could do as he liked.”

Lachlan Murdoch has emerged as the successor to his famous father at the head of the multinational media conglomerate, Fox Corporation. Is the Fox News cable channel a good indication of where he might take it? 

Read an extract from The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch by journalist Paddy Manning (OUT NOV 1) via The Age Good Weekend

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The Successor: The High-Stakes Life of Lachlan Murdoch by Paddy Manning

The first major biography of Lachlan Murdoch, one of the world’s most powerful and enigmatic people – an epic saga of ruthless power plays and family battles

‘It is hard to think of a better time to write an account of the life and times of Lachlan Murdoch, heir-apparent to the News Corp throne – or of a better writer to do it. Who Lachlan Murdoch is, how he thinks and what he does with his power is vital to Australian democracy. Paddy Manning has it all covered. If the writers of Succession read this book, they’ll be in work for years to come.’ —Monica Attard, author of Russia: Which Way Paradise?