The Lord of Opium
by Nancy Farmer
Popularity 38
In 2137, fourteen-year-old Matt is stunned to learn that, as the clone of El Patro n, 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.
Drug trafficCloningScience fictionEnvironmental degradationJuvenile fictionFictionChildren's fictionCloning, fictionCrime, fictionNatural disasters, fiction