Direct Descent

Book Details

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Author(s):

Frank Herbert

First Pub:

1980

Genre(s):

Science Fiction

First Read:

2023

Times Read:

1 time

Rating:

Chapters:

See 2

Part I

Part II

Internal ID:

13619

Series:

No series

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

Vincent Coogan pulled at his thin lower lip as he stared at the image of his home planet growing larger in the star ship's viewscreen.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"We will have to train him well."

Comments:

Comments may contain spoilers

Extract not on file

Added: 22-Apr-2023

Last Updated: 25-Sep-2023

Quotes

When you're as old as I am... you'll realize that governments don't know what they can't do until after they cease to be governments. Each government carries the seeds of its own destruction.

Direct Descent
Frank Herbert
Caldwell Patterson

01-Oct-1985

Berkley Books

Mass Market Paperback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Oct-1985

Format:

Mass Market Paperback

Cover Price:

$2.95

Pages*:

186

Read:

Once

Reading(s):

1) 19 Sep 2023 - 23 Sep 2023

Cover Link(s):

Internet Speculative Fiction Database

amazon.com

Internal ID:

13178

Publisher:

Berkley Books

ISBN:

0-425-08186-9

ISBN-13:

978-0-425-08186-0

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Garcia - Illustrator
Alan Gutierrez - Cover Artist

The Greatest Power in the
Universe

Earth was the archive planet for the far-flung universe, its tiny remaining population dedicated to the task of finding and preserving the wisdom of all the worlds. An isolated, peaceful haven, Earth freely shared its treasures with all who came.

Then the warships landed, seeking to pervert knowledge into a weapon once again. Unless the peaceful archivists could find a way to stop them...

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Ace trade edition / October 1980
Ace mass market edition / October 1981
Berkley edition / October 1985
Canada: $3.50

01-Oct-1985
Berkley Books
Mass Market Paperback

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Author(s)

Frank Herbert
Birth: 08 Oct 1920 Tacoma, Washington, USA
Death: 11 Feb 1986 Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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