Direct Descent, Frank Herbert
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Direct Descent

Author: Frank Herbert

Narrator: Scott Brick

Unabridged: 2 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/15/2014


Synopsis

A library planet: the greatest treasure, the deadliest weapon Earth has become a library planet over the last several thousand years, a bastion of both useful and useless knowledgeesoterica of all types: history, science, politicsgathered by teams of pack rats who scour the galaxy for any scrap of information. Knowledge is power, knowledge is wealth, and knowledge can be a weapon. As powerful dictators come and go over the course of history, the cadre of dedicated librarians is sworn to obey the lawful governmentand use their wits to protect the treasure trove of knowledge they have collected over the millennia.

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