Him by Geoff Ryman. It's an alternate history story where Jesus is a Trans man.
The Seep by Chana Porter is a beautiful piece of weird sci-fi.
Model Home by Rivers Solomon. Haunted house story
Him by Geoff Ryman. It's an alternate history story where Jesus is a Trans man.
The Seep by Chana Porter is a beautiful piece of weird sci-fi.
Model Home by Rivers Solomon. Haunted house story
Although it technically isn't explicitly about trans people, Terry Pratchett's Monstrous Regiment explores a lot of ground about repressive gender roles and norms, feminism and the arbitrariness of religious doctrine. It does all of this while being absolutely hilarious and a joy to read.
It's also technically part of a series, but like all Discworld books can absolutely be read as a standalone book.
Maybe not an absolute top pick due to not cleanly hitting all your requirements, but I'd still recommend it.
For the record, at least one character from MR is explicitly, textually trans. Pay close attention to pronoun choices in the narration.
I've loved every Pratchett novel I've read, and that sounds like a delight! I'm not sure I'll be able to sell it to the book club but I'll be sure to read this one myself at some point
A while ago we read Pet by Awaeke Emezi in our solarpunk bookclub. The protagonist is a young trans girl. Though the book doesn't make it a big thing. Its more about finding a human monster (meaning abuser). It's a really good read and rather short (like 130 pages).
Ah, and we also read Proxy by Aiki Mira. All three protagonists are kind of queer, though one of them is a trans femme singer struggling between their virtual and real life identity.
Though I myself didn't like the writing style of the book. Others in the book club didn't have problems with it.
Check out Margaret Killjoy. She has written some stories. I only ever read "We Won't Be Here Tomorrow, and other short stories"
I don't think the character in her short story was trans, but it wouldn't surprise me if one of her stories are.
Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa. It's a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, with the twist that Elizabeth Bennet is actually a trans boy. Written by a transmasc author, too!
Recently read the convergence trilogy and one of the main characters is trans. I liked the books.
Additionally the left hand of darkness is about a planet full of genderless people that change to male/female idk if that is considered trans. The book in general is commentary on gender norms in our society. This one I think puts the most emphasis on gender of the three.
And finally one of the main characters in Robin Hobb's Realm of the elderlings series is also trans or non-binary I think. It is a great depiction of how the actions of a person are more important than their gender, but it is not the main point of the series. Still a great fantasy series I think.
P. S. Everything from Le Guin is great and I highly recommend it.
If you're okay with a graphic novel, I recommend Nimona: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimona
Also has an animated movie adaptation.
Haven't read it myself yet, but I've heard a lot of good things about One of the Boys by Victoria Zeller.
She Who Became The Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan. It is the first book in a duology, so might not work for you.
Happened upon it via someone else here, check out Woodworking by Emily St. James
That sounds really great, thanks for the rec
@OmegaMouse I recently read Smile As They Bow by Nu Nu Yi. It’s a Burmese book which features a trans protagonist. Really interesting read and great insight into Burmese culture too.
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