Tunnel in the Sky Heinlein Juveniles Book 9 eBook Robert A Heinlein
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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?
". . . fascinating . . . ingenious . . . a book in the grand tradition of high literature!"
- The New York Times
"Not only America's premier writer of speculative fiction, but the greatest writer of such fiction in the world."
- Stephen King
"There is no other writer whose work has exhilarated me as often and to such an extent as Heinlein."
- Dean Koontz
"One of the most influential writers in American Literature."
- The New York Times Book Review
"Heinlein wears imagination as though it were his private suit of clothes."
- The New York Times
"Heinlein… has the ability to see technologies just around the bend. That, combined with his outstanding skill as a writer and engineer-inventor, produces books that are often years ahead of their time."
- The Philadelphia Inquirer
"One of the grand masters of science fiction."
- The Wall Street Journal
Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), often called the Science Fiction Grand Master, was the author of such ground-breaking novels as STARSHIP TROOPERS, RED PLANET, STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND and THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS. He is generally considered the greatest and most influential science fiction writer of the twentieth century. In addition to being a bestselling author, Heinlein's novels won 4 Hugo awards, 3 "retro Hugo" awards, and the first "Grand Master Award" from the Science Fiction Writers of America.
Tunnel in the Sky Heinlein Juveniles Book 9 eBook Robert A Heinlein
This is one of Heinlein's best books. Written for teens (when my son read it about age 13 he thought it was one of the best books he'd ever read) but adult readers can enjoy the story very much. The story focuses on the usual Heinlein teenager, in this case Rod Walker, who is a callow, All-American youth who wants adventure and gets it. He and a group of students are sent through a wormhole portal to another world to complete their survival-school training. When they find themselves stranded and no way to get home, they have to build a community to overcome the dangers that the alien planet presents them with.Product details
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Tunnel in the Sky Heinlein Juveniles Book 9 eBook Robert A Heinlein Reviews
Overall I give this book a 4.5 out of 5 rating and I would recommend this to any teen today. Why? Because it captures the awkwardness of being an older teen, you're not a child but you're not an adult (see this statement by the Deacon in the book). I caught only part of it the first time around, and more fully the second as I remembered this age more vividly. I also more clearly this time agreed with Heinlein that man is the most dangerous animal around having experienced first hand someone who for years was docile and then turned deadly.
Why the 4.5, well because...
I read this story back in the late 60's as a teen and remembered it as a trilling story. I've been waiting for it to come out on the kindle and bought it as soon as I saw it was available. The story is much as I remember it, but it was different than I remembered. There was less character development than I remembered, and this was disappointing. The other thing I didn't remember was the jump from the planet they were stranded on to end, it left me wandering what happened in between.
I guess back then the story flowed more smoothly because I filled in the gaps with what I expected Rod/me to do in the same situation, something now I see as not the only choice. Would I buy it again? You bet I love anything Heinlein, especially the early Heinleins because he hides his sermon behind a seemingly pretty picture. Some people say there is two Heinleins, the early one of the 40's and 50's and the late one of the 60's and 70's; I say they are one and the same it's the editors who are different and you just have to know what he said later to see it in the earlier books. I also agree with others that Heinlein's books are ageless, yes there are things that date it but if you take out the dates it all still applies to today, something that few books of that era can say.
I am beginning to think that a selection of Robert Heinlein's juvenile science fiction books should be required reading in every Middle School class. Even though the science in these stories is outdated, in some cases badly so, and the social mores reflect the period in which they were published, the 1950's, although that may not actually be a bad thing, I think the young reader can still learn a lot from Heinlein's stories. They may not be able to learn much about science or space travel. Events have overtaken Mr. Heinlein in that respect. They will, however, learn quite a lot about virtues that will never go out of date. They will learn from Heinlein's heroes the importance of self-reliance, honor, courage and rational thinking. They will learn that doing the right thing, even at the risk of their lives is better in the long run. Reading Heinlein may even help young readers to resist the politically correct brain washing and mediocrity they are exposed to in our public schools. I can imagine one of Heinlein's older, wiser instructors telling a contemporary student that the universe does not care about his fragile self-esteem and that it does not hand out ribbons just for showing up.
Tunnel in the Sky, published in 1955, is typical of Heinlein's juveniles. It features a strong, intelligent young man, Rod Walker, as the protagonist. Rod wants to join the movement to colonize other planets, accessed through gateways that transport travelers instantly across the galaxy. In order to be a colonist, Rod must take and pass a class on survival taught by the famous explorer "Deacon" Matson. For the final exam, the class, along with similar classes from other schools, is to be dropped on an uninhabited planet for ten to fourteen days. Whoever manages to survive passes. Unfortunately, something disrupts the gate and the students are stranded. They must manage to survive for far longer than they had expected.
This may be Heinlein's response to Lord of the Flies published the previous year. Unlike the younger children in William Golding's tale, the high school and college age youths do not descend into savagery. They build a colony with a government. They attempt to recreate modern technology as much as possible and by the time they are rescued they have begun to smelt iron and to domesticate the native plants and animals. The young colonists do have trouble with students who refuse to do their share of the work and with dangerous animals, but they manage to overcome their difficulties. After their settlement is destroyed and their first mayor is killed by migrating animals, Rod becomes the new mayor. There is some talk of moving to a safer location that Rod had discovered earlier but he refuses to consider it, stating that they are men and they will not be moved by a bunch of dumb animals. Instead, they develop ways to defend their settlement by the time of the next migration.
I should say something about Heinlein's supposed racism in this book. At the beginning of the story, Rod visits a gateway to watch pioneers going out to colonize new planets. First, there is a long line of Asians, poverty-stricken refugees being forced by their authoritarian government to travel to a new world. They are followed by proud pioneers from North America. I do not believe that Heinlein intended to make any sort of statement about the relative merits of Asians and Americans but was extrapolating a likely future based on circumstances at the time of publication. In 1955, most of Asia was desperately poor and overcrowded and it seemed likely to remain so for generations. I should note that it is hinted throughout the book that Rod is African-American, though at the time of publication Heinlein was unable to say so outright.
I enjoyed reading Tunnel in the Sky when I was in fifth grade and enjoyed it no less rereading it as an adult. Robert Heinlein knew how to keep his readers interested.
I love all Robert A Heinlein books, and this one is very enjoyable, as always, although I love some of his books even more, hence the four star rating. As Heinlein does with books in the juvenile series, sex isn't mentioned; people get "married" and have babies, with no mention of details. I love the twist on Lord of the Flies premise, with children of being lost in space because of a super nova and having to survive on an unknown planet, the culture shock at the end when the protagonist returns to "civilization"..a detail many might not of considered.
This is one of Heinlein's best books. Written for teens (when my son read it about age 13 he thought it was one of the best books he'd ever read) but adult readers can enjoy the story very much. The story focuses on the usual Heinlein teenager, in this case Rod Walker, who is a callow, All-American youth who wants adventure and gets it. He and a group of students are sent through a wormhole portal to another world to complete their survival-school training. When they find themselves stranded and no way to get home, they have to build a community to overcome the dangers that the alien planet presents them with.
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