When Rod Walker decides to take the final test for "Deacon" Matson's
interplanetary survival course, he knows he will be facing life-or-death
situations on an unsettled planet. What he doesn't expect is that
something will go wrong with the "Tunnel in the Sky" and he and his
fellow students will not be able to return to Terra.
Stranded on a hostile planet, Rod and his friends are faced with the
challenge of carving a civilization out of the wilderness. They must
deal with hunger, deprivation, and strangely savage beasts. But the
bigger question is, can they survive each other?
This science fiction classic pits a savage world against the most
untameable beast of all: the human animal. Chock full of high adventure,
futuristic speculation, witty repartee, and profound philosophy, Tunnel
in the Sky represents the greatest SF writer of all time at his peak.