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|title=The Lord of Opium
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|reviewer=Jill Murphy
|genre=Teens
|summary=Long-awaited follow up to ''House of the Scorpion'' doesn't disappoint as it explores many interesting issues without sacrificing an interesting plot, but it does lose tension with so much going on.
|rating=3.5
|buy=Yes
|date=September 2013
|isbn= 1471118290
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However, it's a lot. And it makes for a book that is rather too long for its underlying plot. The narrative sprawls and meanders and ''The Lord of Opium'' loses tension because of it. This isn't a book you can't bear to put down. I hate to say it, because I loved ''House of the Scorpion'' so much, but I was a little bit disappointed in this sequel. Sorry.
Another interesting series looking at whether genetic and microchip manipulation of humans is about [[Jimmy Coates: Revenge by Joe Craig|Jimmy Coates]] and by Joe Craig. It also creates a violent world and asks whether nature or free will win through. We also have a review of [[The Islands of the Blessed (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) by Nancy Farmer]].
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