Tunnel in the Sky

Heinlein's Juveniles, Book 9

De: Robert A. Heinlein

Narrado por: André Santana

From the author of Starship Troopers comes Tunnel in the Sky, the story of a group of students who are dropped on a foreign planet in order to test their survival skills. When the rescue ship doesn’t arrive, they must create a new society and learn to adapt to their new life in the wild…but are their greatest troubles from beasts or fellow man?

©1955, 2003 Robert A. Heinlein. © 2003 by the Robert A. and Virginia Heinlein Prize Trust (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

a great sci fy starter book

loved this book, read it first when I was 12 yrs old and I still love it. Made me a rabid Heinlein fan and a science fiction fan.

Classic Heinlein juvenile

Everything you expect in a good way. Effortless world building, smart plucky kids and a wise elder. Some dated components, but I’m always amazed at his making sure there are tough smart women and ethnically diverse protagonists (though you have to pay attention, he doesn’t often mention skin color). Still as enjoyable as when I was a kid.

A perfect coming of age tale worth listening to again every few years

A perfect coming of age tale worth listening to again every few years.
The plot is inventive and well paced. Given that it was published in 1955 the choice of an African American as the protagonist (see the Wikipedia article for the details and note the cover picture used for this performance) was groundbreaking in its day. If we ever see a video production I hope RAH’s choice is honored.