Tunnel In The Sky
by Robert A. Heinlein
It was just a test . . .
But something had gone wrong. Terribly wrong. What was to have been a standard ten-day survival test had suddenly become an indefinite life-or-death nightmare.
Now they were stranded somewhere in the universe, beyond contact with Earth . . . at the other end of a tunnel in the sky. This small group of young men and women, divested of all civilized luxuries and laws, were being forced to forge a future of their own . . . a strange future in a strange land where sometimes not even the fittest could survive!
". . . fascinating . . . ingenious . . .
This is one of Heinlein's best YA novels (I prefer the modern label to "juvenile"). It places a large group of young people in as isolated a situation as anyone might imagine and shows how they not only survive but thrive and recreate civilization. It is a superb counter argument to "Lord of the Flies." If you haven't read or heard the book, I highly recommend it.
This audio book production is just what it says, a full cast of very talented actors performing the dialogue with an equally talented narrator reading everything else. It really works. I quickly identified the voices with the characters. Of course, Heinlein is a great story teller and Tunnel is an excellent story but, for me, the performances enhanced the story to a surprising degree. I can't recommend this audio book enough.
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Thanks again, Rick!!
Anytime, Abby. ------------------------------------ Rick