Own-Voice Trans Fantasy Books for You to Read
In this list every author has publicly identified as trans/non-binary. These books are all own-voice, which means the author shares the lived experience they are writing about—in this case, a shared non-binary identity.
I have curated a list of trans fantasy books that I have personally read or written. I am working on a part two of this list, so let me know in the comments which own-voice trans fantasy books you recommend.
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Cemetery Boys
By Aiden Thomas
Cemetery Boys is a contemporary fantasy by Aiden Thomas. Yadriel, a trans brujo, sets out to prove his gender to his traditional Latinx family by summoning the ghost of his cousin. Instead he summons Julian, a recently murdered boy who refuses to leave. Features own-voice trans Latino representation.
Light from Uncommon Stars
By Ryka Aoki
Light from Uncommon Stars is a genre-blending novel by Ryka Aoki combining demon bargains, intergalactic donut shops, and violin prodigies. Katrina, a trans runaway, finds an unlikely teacher in Shizuka, a violinist who has sold six souls to the devil. Features own-voice trans representation.
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Lucas
By MJ James
Lucas is the first book in the Ember Town Series by MJ James. Lucas fled to Ember, to start over as the man he had always been, when he is attacked walking home from work and turned into a vampire. What happens when you are stuck forever in a body that you didn't want? Written by a trans-masculine non-binary author.
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The Witch King
by H.E. Edgmon
The Witch King is a young adult fantasy by H.E. Edgemon. Wyatt, a trans witch, fled the fae kingdom that wanted to use him. Now he's being called back to marry the prince he once loved. Features own-voice trans representation.
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Lessons in Magic and Disaster
by Charlie Jane Anders
Jamie is a trans woman who wants to focus on research, but instead is pulled back into family dynamics-including teaching her mother magic. Lessons in Magic and Disaster doesn't shy away from trans representation, relationship dynamics, and queer joy.
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Future Feeling
by Joss Lake
Future Feeling is a contemporary fantasy by Joss Lake. Penfield R. Henderson, a trans man, accidentally curses an influencer and is forced by the Rhiz to find and rescue him. Features own-voice trans representation and a near-future queer Brooklyn.
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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
by Andrew Joseph White
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is a Victorian gothic fantasy by Andrew Joseph White. Silas, a trans autistic teenager, is forced into a finishing school for girls who can communicate with the dead. Features own-voice trans and autistic representation. Genre-blending horror and fantasy.
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Peter Darling
by Austin Chant
Ten years ago Peter left Neverland, only then he was known as Wendy Darling. He returns to confront the land that he left, only everything has changed-including him.