Sex-changing characters
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
- 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"
- Changes sex repeatedly
- Ranma 1/2 - Protagonist, Ranma, a male, is cursed to change to female periodically
- Can change sex repeatedly at will
- Thomas T. Thomas, Crygender - Protagonist is a shapeshifter