A list of novels with trans protagonists, written by trans authors. All genres of fiction included, but memoirs, short story collections, graphic novels, etc must find a different list.
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Trans Novels by Trans Authors Public
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5 stars
From acclaimed author Jeanne Thornton, an epic, singular look at fandom, creativity, longing, and trans identity
Gala, a young trans …
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The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon (The Witch King, #1)
To save a fae kingdom, a trans witch must face his traumatic past and the royal fiancé he left behind. …
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Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
4 stars
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San …
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The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy (Danielle Cain, #1)
5 stars
The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy pits utopian anarchists against rogue demon deer in this dropkick-in-the-mouth punk …
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The Barrow Will Send What it May by Margaret Killjoy (Danielle Cain, #2)
4 stars
Margaret Killjoy’s Danielle Cain series is a dropkick-in-the-mouth anarcho-punk fantasy that pits traveling anarchist Danielle Cain against eternal spirits, hypocritical …
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The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar
5 stars
Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans boy sheds his birth name …
Goblin says: Queer and trans and anticolonial and full of birds and magical realism.
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Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
5 stars
Y: The Last Man meets The Girl With All the Gifts in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that …
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The Call-Out by Cat Fitzpatrick
Anvi, Kate, Bette, Keiko, Gaia, and Day are six queer, mostly trans women surviving and thriving in Brooklyn. Visiting all …
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The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
4 stars
The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all set in 1920s Appalachia. Leslie …
