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Keeping on posting, this time we're going to look at a slightly more controversial area, books Goodreads has recommended to me based on my "gender bender" shelf. This includes both fanciful stories of boys turning into girls (and vice versa) using impossible means, and realistic stories involving more believable trans people. Not a genre so much as a theme, so most of the recommended works do not themselves have gender bending in them.

After School Nightmare, Volume 1 by Setona Mizushiro
Aquaman, Vol. 1: The Trench by Geoff Johns
Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey

Beyond the Pale by Mark Anthony
Birds of Prey, Vol. 1: Trouble in Mind by Duane Swierczynski
Black and White, Vol. 1 by Taiyo Matsumoto
The Briar King by Greg Keyes
A Bride's Story, Vol. 01 by Kaoru Mori

A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley
Catwoman #0 by Ann Nocenti
China Trade by S.J. Rozan
The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill

Death of a Red Heroine by Qiu Xiaolong
The Drops of God 1 by Tadashi Agi
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories by Moto Hagio

Feast of Souls by C.S. Friedman
The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff
From Far Away, Vol. 1 by Kyoko Hikawa

Gate 7, Volume 1 by CLAMP

Inda by Sherwood Smith

Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances, Vol. 1 by Asami Tsuda
Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley

The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly
Lion of Senet by Jennifer Fallon
Love Hina, Vol. 01 by Ken Akamatsu

The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama
Mars, Volume 01 by Fuyumi Soryo
Medalon by Jennifer Fallon
Melusine by Sarah Monette
MeruPuri, Vol. 01 by Matsuri Hino
Miss Modern Vol. 1 by Waki Yamato
Moonlight Downs by Adrian Hyland
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint

100% by Paul Pope

Red River, Vol. 1 by Chie Shinohara

Saturn Apartments, Vol. 1 by Hisae Iwaoka
The September Society by Charles Finch
Supergirl, Vol. 1: Last Daughter of Krypton by Mike Johnson
Swamp Thing, Vol. 1: Raise Them Bones by Scott Snyder
Swordspoint by by Ellen Kushner

Tom Strong, Book 1 by Alan Moore
Transformation by Carol Berg

Vincalis the Agitator by Holly Lisle

Wandering Son: Volume 01 by Shimura Takako
What a Wonderful World!, Volume 1 by Inio Asano
Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey
The Witches of Eileanan by Kate Forsyth
Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: Blood by Brian Azzarello


The surprise repeat recommendation is Jennifer Fallon, who I have not heard of before.

As always, comment if you've read any of these or heard interesing buzz. The next shelf is likely to have a bunch of books you should have read; you'll see why when we get there.

Cheers,
SKJAM!