Trying to remember a Sci-Fi novel I read close to 20 years ago. The main character was a specially selected man who's lineage may have been tinkered with through the generations. He is made aware that he has the ability to physically modify his body to adapt to any environment or situation. This is done through concentration and mental visualization of the desired modification and ingesting large quantities of food that aid in facilitating these physical changes.  Somehow, he finds himself teleported or transported to an alien planet where the animals are very dangerous. The planet itself, if I remember correctly is many times larger than the Earth is and the main character decides to modify his body to allow him to fly. Unknown to him there is a very large and fast flying predator that nearly kills him. In the process of recovering he modifies his body to something similar to an armored rhinoceros. He manages to jump onto the back of one of these flying predators to speed his travel.  The main character has developed an intrusive probe that he inserts into the brain of the flying predator and in the process discovers it's somewhat intelligent. They travel together for some time but this is where my memory of the book ends.  As far as the title and author are concerned... I believe the author may have had the first name of Peter and that the title began with a "T" beyond that....I have nothing else. Thank you to everyone who may know something and if this same novel has been identified previously, my applogies.
Looking for a book I read in the 90's (not sure if it was published in the 90's or not).  The story as far as I can remember goes like this. Human-looking aliens evolve on a very hostile planet. They encounter some big bad threat and they cast about for help. They encounter a rich industrialist on Earth and they send a woman to recruit him. She teaches the guy to use magic and how to transform his body. They build a ship and travel to her planet but just before they arrive, she vanishes and he crash lands on this hostile planet.  He goes through many trials and tribulations in order to get to her and eventually he has enough and uses the ability she teaches him on how to transform his body. He transforms himself into a half-man, half-dragon-like creature which allows him to travel to the other side of the planet to get to the girl. On the way he manages to neurally link into a large flying creature that flies very fast, only to discover that it is intelligent and they soon become friends. When he gets to the girl she doesn't recognise him so he gets mad and starts attacking only to realise that it's all been a test set up by these people to allow him to reach higher levels of magic.   There were supposed to be sequels but I never got around to reading them.  I remember the cover art depicted a large dragon like creature with a torso of a man and a woman standing in front of it looking back at him.  Any idea what this book may be?
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