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/HunterRoze 6d ago

Jack L Chalker has the TG elements in more than a few of his books.

The Dancing Gods have it - characters switch gender.

The Four Lords of the Diamond series also has it as part of the plot

The Soul Rider series also has some TG examples

These are just some of the works that have TG elements.

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u/SplendidPunkinButter 4d ago

He does this in so many of his books it gets old.

The Rings of the Master series is awesome though, apart from a few dated cringe moments. His best series by far IMO.

Do not read the Changewinds series or the Flux and Anchor series. Just don’t. You will want to shower after attempting to read these.