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....
I was skeptical reading the first couple chapters of this book because, normally I would not just pick up a science fiction novel to read. However, what a surprise as I continued to read further in this novel the more I loved it. It was a book published back in 1955 but, could easily happen today. In reading the book I could picture what it was like to be one of the characters stranded in this unknow place with only limited reasources to use to survive. I definetly was hooked into this page turner of a novel and was rooting for Rod Walker and the rest to survive thier test and make it back alive. This was a great read and a perfect book for a book discussion!
