Lord of California
- Author Andrew Valencia
- Narrator Kyla Garcia, MacLeod Andrews, Andrew Eiden
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 30 January 2018
- Run Time 9 hours and 40 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Alternative history fiction, Family life fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Generational sagas.
Click to open directly in the xigxag app.
Standard price shown. Sign in for personalised pricing.
Send as a gift Get in the xigxag appFlexible Pricing & Rewards For Listening
At xigxag, the more you read, the less you pay* on select audiobook and x-book® titles, as in the table below. Pricing updates automatically in the app and resets one year after your first purchase. And you can always find a selection of brilliant titles available for only £3.99.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price per title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
*Only the full price titles you buy count toward your personal pricing tier. Full price titles don’t include Listen for Less or other books bought with a voucher or discount code.
Listen to a sample
What to expect
Set in a future where the United States has dissolved and California is its own independent republic, Lord of California follows the struggles of the Temple family as they work at running a farm on a nationalized land parcel in the central San Joaquin Valley. When the family patriarch, Elliot, dies, it’s revealed that he had been keeping five separate families, and in the aftermath of their discovery, his widows and children must come together to keep from losing all they have. But their livelihood is threatened when Elliot’s estranged son tries to blackmail them, unleashing a series of violent confrontations between different factions of the family.
A sparse family drama reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy, combined with the intimate first-person narratives of Kazuo Ishiguro, Lord of California is a powerful debut novel.
Critics Review
“Valencia keeps the focus of his novel intimate, skillfully suggesting a nation in chaos through tensions in the Temple family…[A] bracing, tense tale.”
“Life-affirming…An engaging examination of family dynamics and the importance of the legacy of land.”
“A remarkable debut. Valencia writes with a sinuous maturity, a boldness of vision far beyond his years.”
| Author | Andrew Valencia |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Kyla Garcia, MacLeod Andrews, Andrew Eiden |
| Duration | 9 hours and 40 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781538496725 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Genre | Alternative history fiction, Family life fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Generational sagas |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
About xigxag
Experience the best audiobooks with xigxag, an innovative and user-friendly audiobook platform designed for seamless discovery, purchase, and enjoyment of your favorite titles. Our flexible pricing model offers bestselling audiobooks for less, providing affordable prices and the best audiobook deals without requiring a subscription. Perfect for gifting, xigxag also features convenient audiobook gift cards and in-app audiobook gifting options.
Beyond the listening experience, xigxag stands as an exciting alternative to big tech, embodying a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices. As the only B Corp certified UK audiobook service, we ensure a guilt-free listening experience from a leader in audiobook innovation.
Effortlessly search audiobooks, access honest audiobook reviews that evaluate both the content and narration, and easily discover hidden gems. Whether you prefer to download or stream top audiobook titles, xigxag provides the best possible listening experience anytime, anywhere, on the UK’s best independent audiobook app. Discover the future of audiobooks today.