false <![CDATA[Tunnel in the Sky]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740330m/16683.jpg 16683 16 <B>A classic novel from the mind of the storyteller who captures the imagination of readers from around the world, and across two generations</B><P>The final exam for Dr. Matson's Advanced Survival class was meant to be just that: only a test. But something has gone terribly wrong...and now Rod Walker and his fellow students are stranded somewhere unknown in the universe, beyond contact with Earth, at the other end of a tunnel in the sky. Stripped of all comforts, hoping for apassage home that may never appear, the castaways must band together or perish. For Rod and his fellow survivors, this is one test where failure is not an option....<P> 18353 1955 Tunnel in the Sky total:1442|5:343|4:535|3:477|2:83|1:4| 1442 5456 1744 64 4 0 false false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:46:18 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 19:51:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:18:48 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 12:37:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 12:38:21 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 13:07:56 -0700 2009 Lost Books which specialises in little-known SF. I was surprised to find a review for a Robert A Heinlein book I'd never read - I thought I'd managed to get my hands on everything he'd ever written (I was a big golden-era SF fan as a teenager, and still re-read H...more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:01:09 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:29:10 -0700 2009 Rod Walker, a 17-year-old student living in a time when you must pass high school to take certain jobs or live on certain planets. Earth is getting very crowded and Rod wants to live on an Outland planet and so he's taken the school's survival course. To pass the course, each stud...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 22:22:02 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 12:24:17 -0700 2009 2 Robert A Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky is fairly typical of his juvenile novels. It has a fast-moving plot, interesting child characters (though a little older than is typical for him) and a fantastic speculative setting.

Rod Stewart is precocious enough to be taking Advanced Survival in ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 15:03:12 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 21:50:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 22:33:41 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 22:40:56 -0800 2008 Starship Troopers or as unique as The Moon is a Harsh Mistress...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 11 22:19:41 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 22:22:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 18:16:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 18:18:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 02 19:42:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 17:48:49 -0700 2009
It's more like a slap. The story wasn't bad, but it just wasn't very good: average characters, interactions, action, etc.

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I liked this book, even trough I've found it too civilized and utopia like to be really realistic. It is not only about the kids finding their own place in li...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:39:05 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 17:17:39 -0700 2009
A good concept that explores interesting ideas, Tunnel in the Sky held my ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Wed Oct 03 16:00:45 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 03 16:05:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 15 20:17:21 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 21:11:49 -0700 2009 are forced to create a new society when something goes wrong
and they are unable to return to earth.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat Jan 10 01:15:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 01:15:00 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 18:14:41 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 13:16:29 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:31:29 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:32:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Mar 31 11:31:40 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 11:31:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 11:06:47 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 11:06:57 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16683