His name was Meure and he hired out on an alien ship to see the universe. There were ler aboard that vessel - transmuted humans who were partial supermen - and specifically there was the ler girl Flerdestar who had a mission.
<p>When Meure and Flerdestar were marooned on the world called Monsalvat, they were confronted by a planetary enigma involving time and space. For Monsalvat had a myriad human species, all alien to each other, and all in awe of the Mystery that dominated their isolated planet. (from the back cover of the DAW Books first edition)
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Locus Poll Award | Best SF Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1979 |
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The Day of the Klesh | DAW Books | Novel | 5 |
| October 1979 |
|
The Day of the Klesh | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | Novel | 5 |
| July 1981 |
|
Stunde der Klesh | Moewig | Novel | 6 |
| April 1983 |
|
Le jour des Kleshs | Albin Michel | Novel | |
| January 1985 |
|
The Day of the Klesh | DAW Books | Novel | |
| October 2006 |
|
The Book of the Ler | DAW Books | Omnibus | 693 |
| October 2006 |
|
The Book of the Ler | DAW Books | Omnibus | |3 |