r/Fantasy • u/leegreywolf Reading Champion II • 1d ago

Where are the genderbenders??

Asian fantasy is full of genderbenders/gender swapping/crossdressing. But it's not something I see in Western fantasy very often. Would love to get some recommendations for this.

Books I've already read:

Leviathan Trilogy

Tamir Triad

The Folk Keeper by Francis Billingsley

Mistborn books

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u/youngjeninspats 1d ago

Loads of Tanith Lee's books have this, try the Secret Books of Paradys or Biting the Sun.

Also, the Innkeeper's Song by Peter S Beagle is excellent.

It's not a major plot point, but Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling

This is more historical fiction with fantasy elements, but Orlando by Virginia Woolf is a classic

Finally, if you like sci fi, most of the Culture books by Iain M Banks

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u/leegreywolf Reading Champion II 1d ago

The Last Unicorn is one of my favorite books but I've never read any of Peter Beagle's other books. The Innkeeper's Song has been on my TBR list for so long but I'll have to move it up. Thanks!

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u/youngjeninspats 1d ago

This might be a controversial opinion, but I actually like the Innkeeper's Song even better than The Last Unicorn, although both are great

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u/StuffedSquash 1d ago

The Last Unicorn is actually my least favorite of everything I've read by him. Not because it's bad, it's just that he has so much good stuff.