num_pages: 411
description: The new book continues the story of Matt the boy who was cloned from evil drug lord El Patrn in The House of the Scorpion. Now 14 years old Matt rules his own country the Land of Opium the only thriving place in a world ravaged by ecological disaster. Though he knows that the cure for ending the suffering is hidden in Opium Matt faces obstacles and enemies at every turn when he tries to use his power to help.
language: English
title: The Lord of Opium
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers