Direct Descent
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Direct Descent (1980) is a short science fiction novel by American writer Frank Herbert. It was based on his short story "Pack Rat Planet" published in 1954 in Astounding Science Fiction.
Plot summary
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.
References
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Frank Herbert
- Bibliography
- Dune (1965)
- Dune Messiah (1969)
- Children of Dune (1976)
- God Emperor of Dune (1981)
- Heretics of Dune (1984)
- Chapterhouse: Dune (1985)
- "The Road to Dune" (1985)
- Songs of Muad'Dib (1992)
- The Road to Dune (2005)
- "A Matter of Traces" (1958)
- "The Tactful Saboteur" (1964)
- Whipping Star (1970)
- The Dosadi Experiment (1977)
- Destination: Void (1966)
- The Jesus Incident (1979)
- The Lazarus Effect (1983)
- The Ascension Factor (1988)
- The Dragon in the Sea (1956)
- The Green Brain (1966)
- The Eyes of Heisenberg (1966)
- The Heaven Makers (1968)
- The Santaroga Barrier (1968)
- Soul Catcher (1972)
- The Godmakers (1972)
- Hellstrom's Hive (1973)
- Direct Descent (1980)
- The White Plague (1982)
- Man of Two Worlds (1986)
- High-Opp (2012)
- Angels' Fall (2013)
- A Game of Authors (2013)
- A Thorn in the Bush (2014)
collections
- The Worlds of Frank Herbert (1970)
- The Book of Frank Herbert (1973)
- The Best of Frank Herbert (1975)
- The Priests of Psi (1980)
- Eye (1985)
- The Collected Stories of Frank Herbert (2014)
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