TUNNEL IN THE SKY

“Any planet, any climate, any terrain.” These are the conditions 17-year-old Rod Walker and his survival school classmates are up against when they pass through a hyper-spatial tunnel that takes them to the edge of the galaxy. The exercise is to last two weeks, but something goes wrong, and survival becomes much more than a graduate training exercise. David Baker supplies a solid narrative foundation while the cast of Full Cast Audio provides more than two dozen clear and separate teenaged character voices that capture the youthful, wide-eyed spirit of this 1955 sci-fi classic. Heinlein is a master at using dialogue to present his ideals and philosophies, and when TUNNEL IN THE SKY is heard aloud, one hears the optimism, vision, and smart swagger that are the hallmarks of his best work. B.P. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2011]