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Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2013
With the death of El Patrsn at the end of The House of the Scorpion (rev. 11/02), Matt, the drug lord's fourteen-year-old clone, has not only been reclassified as a human but has now been declared the Lord of Opium, the drug state carved out of the borderlands between the United States and Mexico. Opium is under lockdown, and Matt must consolidate his power quickly to deal with challenges to his authority from the United Nations, rival drug lords, and his own disgruntled subjec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2013 | Older Fiction
With the death of El Patrón at the end of <i>The House of the Scorpion</i>, fourteen-year-old Matt has been declared the Lord of th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More