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* [[Lois McMaster Bujold]]'s ''[[A Civil Campaign]]'' ([[1999]]) (a minor female character undergoes a sex change in order to get around [[primogeniture]]) | |||
* [[Angela Carter]]'s ''[[The Passion of New Eve]]'' | |||
* [[Jack M. Chalker]] - many novels include some sort of sex change | * [[Jack M. Chalker]] - many novels include some sort of sex change | ||
* [[Wraeththu]] by [[Storm Constantine]] when infected change sex to a male-looking hermaphroditic sex; this is a species-wide change but focus can be on transformation of an individual | * [[Wraeththu]] by [[Storm Constantine]] when infected change sex to a male-looking hermaphroditic sex; this is a species-wide change but focus can be on transformation of an individual | ||
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; Temporary one-time sex change | ; Temporary one-time sex change | ||
* [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]] - episode in which several characters are transformed to male by drinking "Boy Brew" | * [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]] - episode in which several characters are transformed to male by drinking "Boy Brew" | ||
* [[Lynn Flewelling]], [[The Bone Doll's Twin]] and [[Hidden Warrior]] | |||
* [[Geoff Ryman]], ''[[The Warrior Who Carried Life]]'' (magical transformation of female to male body; eventually transforms back) | |||
* [[Virginia Woolf]], ''[[Orlando]]'' ([[1928]]) (and see [[Sally Potter]]'s film adaptation, ([[1993]])) - a man decides not to grow old; one day he wakes up as a woman | |||
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; Can change sex repeatedly at will | ; Can change sex repeatedly at will | ||
* [[Samuel R. Delany]]'s ''[[Triton]]'' (sex changes are possible; among other references, a male character grows functional breasts to nurse a child) | |||
*[[Kelley Eskridge]], "[[And Salome Danced]]" (one character, Jo(e) Sand, changes sex and gender at will) | |||
* [[Thomas T. Thomas]], ''[[Crygender]]'' - Protagonist is a shapeshifter | * [[Thomas T. Thomas]], ''[[Crygender]]'' - Protagonist is a shapeshifter | ||
[[Category:Gender and sex themes]] | [[Category:Gender and sex themes]] | ||
Revision as of 11:35, 13 May 2008
Novels in which only a few or exceptional characters change sex. May involve the study of a single character who changes sex; may involve the story of a character who can change sex at will.
- Permanent sex change
- Lois McMaster Bujold's A Civil Campaign (1999) (a minor female character undergoes a sex change in order to get around primogeniture)
- Angela Carter's The Passion of New Eve
- Jack M. Chalker - many novels include some sort of sex change
- Wraeththu by Storm Constantine when infected change sex to a male-looking hermaphroditic sex; this is a species-wide change but focus can be on transformation of an individual
- Temporary one-time sex change
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch - episode in which several characters are transformed to male by drinking "Boy Brew"
- Lynn Flewelling, The Bone Doll's Twin and Hidden Warrior
- Geoff Ryman, The Warrior Who Carried Life (magical transformation of female to male body; eventually transforms back)
- Virginia Woolf, Orlando (1928) (and see Sally Potter's film adaptation, (1993)) - a man decides not to grow old; one day he wakes up as a woman
- Changes sex repeatedly
- Ranma 1/2 - Protagonist, Ranma, a male, is cursed to change to female periodically
- Can change sex repeatedly at will
- Samuel R. Delany's Triton (sex changes are possible; among other references, a male character grows functional breasts to nurse a child)
- Kelley Eskridge, "And Salome Danced" (one character, Jo(e) Sand, changes sex and gender at will)
- Thomas T. Thomas, Crygender - Protagonist is a shapeshifter