Tunnel in the Sky
First edition cover | |
| Author | Robert A. Heinlein |
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| Cover artist | P. A. Hutchinson |
| Language | English |
| Series | Heinlein juveniles |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Scribner's |
Publication date | 1955 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 227 |
| Preceded by | The Star Beast |
| Followed by | Time for the Stars |
Tunnel in the Sky is a juvenile science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, published in 1955 by Scribner's as one of the Heinlein juveniles. The story describes a group of students sent on a survival test to an uninhabited planet, who soon realise they are stranded there. The themes of the work include the difficulties of growing up and the nature of man as a social animal.