Bantam, Toronto, 1986, 1st pr.  ISBN 0-553-25942-3.  MMPB, 516 pages.  Wraps show some edge and cover wear, some reading creases, small scars at upper front; binding sound.  Interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages.  Volume 1 includes The Steel of Raithskar, The Glass of Dyskornis, and The Bronze of Eddarta.  ‘One moment he was Ricardo Carillo, an aging language professor from our own world.  The next, he found himself in a young, strong body in the exotic desert world of Gandalara.  He was now a master swordsman telepathically linked to a giant warcat called Keeshah.  And he was a man on the run, accused of murder and the theft of a precious gem with awesome powers.  With the aid of Tarani, a beautiful illusionist, he set out on a perilous quest to recover the sacred gem and clear his newfound name…’ (from rear wrap)