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Themes labels used: identity, body image, gender identity, dysphoria, mind-body problem, selfhood, perception, human nature, ethics, medical ethics, choice, transformation, alienation, desire for escape, social unrest, technology and identity

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Cover of The Membranes by Chi Ta-wei

The Membranes

Chi Ta-wei · 2021

In an undersea future, a celebrated body-care technician’s reunion with her estranged mother unravels her identity and reality.

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Themes labels: gender identity · sexuality · queerness · trans identity · memory · selfhood · reality · bodily autonomy · embodiment · climate change · ecology · capitalism · technology · surveillance · privacy · medical ethics · consent · alienation · interiority · free will · human vs machine · parenthood · transhumanism · posthumanism · social control · beauty standards · youth obsession · loneliness

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Soft Science

Franny Choi · 2019

A poetry collection uses cyborgs and Turing tests to probe queer Asian American identity, language, and survival.

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Themes labels: identity · consciousness · gender · femininity · queerness · technology · agency · loneliness · alienation · othering · language · humanity · dehumanization · violence · survival · racism · xenophobia · immigration · objectification · desire · intimacy · tenderness · performative identity · self-definition · body politics · sexuality · consciousness tests

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The Werewolf Principle

Clifford D. Simak · 1994

An amnesiac space traveler returns to a strange future Earth and discovers his body hides multiple minds and a buried secret.

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Themes labels: identity · humanity · selfhood · consciousness · mind-body problem · bioethics · genetic engineering · evolution · otherness · acceptance · intolerance · exploration ethics · alienation · purpose · loneliness · memory · free will · plural identity

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Cover of Electric Forest by Tanith Lee

Electric Forest

Tanith Lee · 1979

In a genetically perfect future, an ostracized woman accepts a new body from a mysterious benefactor with hidden motives.

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Themes labels: beauty · identity · bodily autonomy · selfhood · power dynamics · class · social control · exploitation · ethics of technology · reality vs illusion · appearance politics · alienation · trauma · beauty as power · free will

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Cover of The Face of Another by Kōbō Abe

The Face of Another

Kōbō Abe · 2003

A disfigured scientist builds a lifelike mask and discovers it may free, split, or destroy his sense of self.

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Themes labels: Identity · Selfhood · Alienation · Isolation · Persona · Masking · Appearance · Social roles · Human nature · Social acceptance · Perception · Self-deception · Authenticity · Embodiment · Beauty standards · Sexuality · Existentialism · Psychological fracture · Otherness · Modern alienation · Discrimination · Social contract · Technology and fear

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Keeping It Real

Justina Robson · 2007 · Quantum Gravity

A cyborg special agent must protect a rebellious elf rock star after a reality-splitting disaster opens the world to magic.

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Themes labels: identity · body image · transformation · trauma · trust · alienation · xenophobia · cultural clash · prejudice · power · agency · romance versus duty · self-acceptance · otherness

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Cover of Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe

Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel

Julian K. Jarboe · 2020

A queer speculative story collection uses body horror, myth, and dystopia to explore transness, survival, and belonging.

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Themes labels: transness · queerness · identity · bodily autonomy · body dysphoria · transformation · capitalism · gentrification · climate catastrophe · religion · Catholic guilt · family trauma · abuse · community · survival · memory · myth · loss · age · love · safety · alienation · class · neoliberalism · social stratification · reproduction · women's bodies · righteous rage · solidarity · immigration gatekeeping · employment gatekeeping · disability · neurodivergence · autonomy

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Cover of Every Day: The Graphic Novel by David Levithan

Every Day: The Graphic Novel

David Levithan · 2023 · Every Day

A teen wakes each day in a different body, until one unexpected connection threatens their careful routine.

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Themes labels: identity · gender identity · body image · perspective · love and attachment · loneliness · ethics · agency · mental health · diversity · prejudice · acceptance · selfhood · continuity · relationship power dynamics

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Cover of The Persistence of Vision by John Varley

The Persistence of Vision

John Varley · 1978

A 1970s SF collection of linked futures, from memory transfer and time travel to an unforgettable deaf-blind commune.

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Themes labels: communication · language · perception · embodiment · identity · otherness · disability · community · sexual liberation · gender fluidity · transgression · alienation · isolation · survival · utopia · social norms · morality · human potential · technology and humanity · memory · consciousness · deception · trust · adaptation · counterculture · personal freedom

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Cover of World Running Down by Al Hess

World Running Down

Al Hess · 2023

A trans salvager chases city citizenship and gender-affirming care, then a job and an AI companion complicate everything.

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Themes labels: bodily autonomy · identity · sentience · personhood · free will · consent · gender dysphoria · trans joy · trans pain · self-determination · class inequality · liberation · community · kindness · humanity · social justice · access to healthcare · prejudice · neurodivergence

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Cover of The New Voices of Fantasy by Peter S. Beagle

The New Voices of Fantasy

Peter S. Beagle, Usman T. Malik, Carmen Maria Machado, Eugene Fischer, Adam Ehrlich Sachs, Kelly Sandoval, J.Y. Yang · 2017

A curated anthology of 19 contemporary fantasy stories showcasing rising voices, weird premises, and genre-bending moods.

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Themes labels: identity · otherness · desire · loneliness · loss · abandonment · family trauma · secrecy · trust · consent · gender politics · feminism · queerness · belonging · risk · fate · choice · human nature · mortality · coming of age · work/life tension · society · alienation · freedom · monstrosity

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Cover of Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon

Volatile Memory

Seth Haddon · 2025 · The Volatile Memory Duology

A scavenger finds a sentient animal mask, and the two are pulled into a revenge-fueled, queer sci-fi chase.

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Themes labels: identity · personhood · gender identity · bodily autonomy · consent · transphobia · queerness · feminine rage · revenge · humanity · consciousness · self-acceptance · freedom · control · capitalism · misogyny · body-mind divide · survival · self-determination · embodiment · memory · privacy · dehumanization

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