ill. Josh Kirby (Cover and Frontispiece). NY: DAW, 1980. First Edition. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2. Paperback. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0879975253. Part of the Aldair fantasy series. Aldair, the Magellan of Paradise Lost, is not-quite-man exploring a world of monsters, with dangerous perils, and wizards. Aldair has travelled to the land of Merrkia, a sad and fearful place, and hes discovered the handiwork of the original man that inhabited this planet. The man that created him and his kind. Signed in the authors home. 174 pp.