Direct Descent

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Overview:

Title: Direct Descent
Author: Frank Herbert
Year: 1981
ISBN-10: 0441149030
Publisher: Ace Books
Price: $1.95
Pages: 186+[2]
Binding: Paperback
Type: Chapter Book
Title Reference: Direct Descent
Notes:
- "First Mass Market Printing: October 1981" stated on the copyright page with a complete number line: "2 4 6 8 0 9 7 5 3 1".
- The cover art is not credited, and there is no visible signature.
- "Illustrations copyright © 1980 by Garcia" stated on the copyright page.
- Interior art consists of 69 full-page B&W illustrations, the last two of which are printed on unnumbered pages at the end.
- Considering the large type (approximately 200 words per page) and only 112 pages of text, the word count is estimated to be between 22-23K, making this a novella.