Direct Descent
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| Author | Frank Herbert |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
| Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 186 pp |
| ISBN | 0-441-14897-2 |
| OCLC Number | 7051228 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 19 |
| LC Classification | PS3558.E63 D5 |
Direct Descent (1980) is a short science fiction novel by Frank Herbert. It was based on the short story "Pack Rat Planet" published in 1954 in Astounding Science-Fiction.
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Set in the far future, it consists of two stories about how the peaceful Archivists of the library planet Earth have to deal with warmongers arriving and trying to exploit knowledge for power. It contains a lot of pictures and is aimed at children or adolescents.
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