Matteo Alacran Series by Nancy Farmer

4.03 · 80 ratings
  • The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran #1)
    #1

    The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran #1)

    Nancy Farmer

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 62 ratings · published 2002

    With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans.At his coming-of-age party, Matteo Alacrán asks El Patrón's bodyguard, "How old am I?...I know I don't have a birthday like humans, but I was born." "You were harvested," Tam Lin reminds him. "You were grown in that poor cow for nine months and then you were cut out of her... more

  • The Lord of Opium (Matteo Alacran #2)
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    The Lord of Opium (Matteo Alacran #2)

    Nancy Farmer

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2013

    The new book continues the story of Matt, the boy who was cloned from evil drug lord El Patrón 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.

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