Farmer, Nancy, 1941-

The lord of Opium / Nancy Farmer. - 1st ed. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2013. - 411 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - [House of the scorpion] ; [2] . - House of the scorpion ; 2. .

"A Richard Jackson book." Sequel to: House of the scorpion.

In 2137, fourteen-year-old Matt is stunned to learn that, as the clone of El Patron, he is expected to take over as leader of the corrupt drug empire of Opium, where there is also a hidden cure for the ecological devastation faced by the rest of the world.

ISBN: 9781442482548 (hardcover) 1442482540 (hardcover)

LCCN: 2012030418

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cloning--Fiction.
Drug traffic--Fiction.
Environmental degradation--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Science fiction--2013.

Dewey Class. No.: [Fic]