This young adult science fiction series follows a boy who grows up in a compound on the US-Mexico border and gradually discovers the disturbing truth about his own origins — that he is a clone of the powerful and ancient drug lord who controls the region, created to serve as a source of replacement organs. The series is a dark and morally complex exploration of identity, free will, and the ethics of power.
Matt grows up knowing he is a human clone, created by the powerful and ancient drug lord El Patrón to serve as a spare-parts source, and must navigate a world where clones are treated as animals while discovering his own humanity and desire for freedom. Set in a future dystopian borderland between the United States and Mexico, the novel blends science fiction with a coming-of-age story about identity and personhood. A gripping, morally complex adventure.