Direct Descent

{{short description|1980 novel by Frank Herbert}}

{{Hatnote|For direct descent, see Lineal descendant.}}

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| name = Direct Descent

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| author = Frank Herbert

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| genre = Science fiction

| publisher = Ace Books

| release_date = 1980

| media_type = Print (Paperback)

| pages = 186

| isbn = 0-441-14897-2

| dewey= 813/.54 19

| congress= PS3558.E63 D5

| oclc= 7051228

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Direct Descent is a 1980 science fiction novella by American writer Frank Herbert.{{Cite book |title=Something About the Author |last=Commire |first=Anne |isbn=0810300699 |pages=70 |url=https://archive.org/details/somethingaboutau37anne |volume=37}} It was based on his short story "Pack Rat Planet" published in 1954 in Astounding Science Fiction.