نزول مستقیم

Earth has become a library planet for thousands of years, a bastion of both useful and useless knowledge—esoterica of all types, history, science, politics—gathered 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 government . . . and use their wits to protect the treasure trove of knowledge they have collected over the millennia.Short Novel "Earth was the archive of all human learning, its small population dedicated to the endless task of find and preserving new information, new truths. An isolated, peaceful haven, Earth freely broadcast to the entire galaxy the greatest resource of all--knowledge. Then the warships came. What good is truth against the guns of the militant, against the torches of the dictators, against the angry fists of the ignorant? Trapped, defenseless, the archivists' only strategy is complete obedience to the Oppressors. But--how can they save themselves by becoming slaves?--Page [4] of cover