Ryland's Footsteps

Rye had been prepared for most things on the colony. But he hadn't really been prepared for his father's being Governor, for his being so absolutely in charge. There are other things that take Rye by surprise as he gets to know the island-the lizards that burn if you touch them; the secret caves; the gods and their magic; the underground prison and the prisoner's daughter. And all the time people keep telling him how like his father he is...