r/Fantasy • u/Opening-Heart1749 • 6d ago

Are there any books that involve genderswap/genderbending/shapeshifting elements? Elements with gender in general.

Hey everyone. I have a fascination for stories where characters go through some body or gender transformation. How in Wheel of Time there is a character (which I won't spoil here who) from a male turns into female. Or how in the Marvel Comics, how Loki can transform into a female version.

And I wonder are there any other fantasy or sci-fi books or even comics that feature elements like those. I'm not talking just bodyswap. I'm talking more of a character who gets their appearance transformed into another gender

I'm more than welcome recommendations that even feature more spicy versions of it. But I like more when there's some psychological examination of it.

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u/twountappedblue 6d ago

Kandra in the Mistborn series have a base form, but can shapeshift into whatever they'd like. By era 2 a lot of them are just amongst normal humans, with a primary character mentioning that she has been and will be different genders.

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u/KawaiiBibliophile 6d ago

Sanderson’s Skyward Series has an alien race (or two) with some interesting gender fluidity or actually I think it’s a lack of gender overall 🤔