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Transformation Stories List

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Rackham, John

Time to Live {/42/} [BBT]

[?]

• [Result: MU?.] A man wakes up in the wrong body. -42

Ramsey, Jay [??}

Night of the Claw {/87/} [??] [BBT]

[TOR; 1985; 0812525000; $3.95] [BB]

• [Result: LY.] Were-panther. -87

Rayner, William

Stag Boy {/108/} [BBT]

[?]

• [Result: AN.] Rating:4 Cause: MA Result: MT/MU Significance: + Description: + Saturation: +. One of my favorite books... It's about a British youth who is sent to the country for reasons of health, and while there he discovers an ancient Celtic helmet which allows his consciousness to enter into the body of a black stag. As the story progresses, the stag gradually takes control, and the boy's spirit becomes trapped in the deer's body until... Well, you'll just have to read the book to find out! -108

Reaves, Michael

The Shattered World {/4,19,Ph/} [BBT]

[Baen; 1985; 0671559516; $3.50] [BB]

• Main character becomes a bear. -4
• ...A fantasy novel with an interesting twist. It is one of the truly 'original' books I have read recently. There is a fair amount of shapechanging both voluntary, and involuntary in it. -19
• Rating: 4 Cause: MA Result: LY/PE/MD Significance: 0 Description: + Saturation: 0. The protagonist is a sort of cursed version of a werebear, but the longer he stays in bear form the more bearlike he acts and thinks, and the longer he stays human the harder it is to control the bear when he eventually changes into it. -Ph

Reed, Robert [??]

Beyond the Veil of Stars {/Ph/} [??] [BBT]

[Tor; 1994; 0312857306; $21.95 hc] [BB]

• Cause: AS Result: MT. One plot element is characters' minds being transferred into alien bodies on other planets, a la Simak's "Desertion". Not read; received a mixed review in Locus 402, p.25. -Ph

Reeves-Stevens, Judith and Garfield

Chronicles of Galen Sword series {/28,87,154/} [BBT]

[1: Shifter: Roc/New American Library; 1990; 0451450183; $3.95] [BB] [BBT]
[2: Nightfeeder: Roc/New American Library; 1991; 0451450760; $3.99] [BB] [BBT]

• [Result: LY/SC.] One of the assistants to the hero is a half-breed werewolf, and the first book pits him against a whole clan of shapechangers. -28
• Doc Savage is crossed with the Highlander and meets various supernatural secret societies. Diverting reading but heavy handed and ultimately silly; one of the main sidekicks is a werewolf. -87
• [On Nightfeeder:] Lycanthropy. Alien living in New York City trying to return to his own world. To do it, he must capture a fellow alien who's in NY to hunt a werewolf. -154

Resnick, Mike [??]

A Miracle of Rare Design: A Tragedy of Transcendence {160/150/} [??] [BBT]

[Tor; 1996; 0812524241; $?] [BB]

• A man goes through a series of physical changes to blend in with alien races; he becomes addicted to the process.  -150 (98/02/11)
• A man who studies aliens is recruited by the government as a secret "agent". The man is surgically altered to resemble the aliens he is to be among on each of his separate missions. Rating: 4 Cause: AM Result: BX Significance: +. -160 (98/02/14)

Resnick, Mike; Greenberg, Martin (eds.)

Dinosaur Fantastic {/Ph/} [BBT]

[DAW; 1993; 0886775663; $4.99] [BB]

• Rating: 3 Result: BX/AN Significance: 0 Description: 0 Saturation: -. Has the short stories "Dino Trend" by Pat Cadigan, "Shadow of a Change" by Michelle Sagara, and "Just Like Old Times" by Robert J. Sawyer, all listed in the short story section. -Ph

Witch Fantastic {/Ph/} [BBT]

[DAW; 1995; 0886776406; $4.99] [BB]

• Has the short stories "The Swineherd" by Lois Tilton, "Wooden Characters" by Roland J. Green, and "Stock Answer" by Leah Zeldes, all listed in the short story section. -Ph

Reynolds, G. W. M. [BL]

Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf {/154,Ph/} [BBT]

[Dover; 1978; 0486220052; $?] [BB]

• Lycanthropy; not read. -Ph
• [Result: LY.] Lycanthropy. -154 (98/02/13)

Rhodes, Russell

The Styx Complex {/11/} [BBT]

[?]

• Cause: AM(serum) Result: GC; not read. -11

Rice, Anne [BL]

Vampire Chronicles series {64/36/} [BBT]

• [Cause: NA? Result: VA.] The vampires in these novels don't have the traditional vampire shapechanging powers, but the transformation from living human to vampire is an important element in these stories so they still qualify as transformation stories. -64

[1: Interview with the Vampire: Ballantine; 1994; 0345337662; $6.99] [BB] [BBT]

• Rating: 4 Significance: + Description: 0 Saturation: -. -64

[2: The Vampire Lestat: Ballantine; 1993; 0345313860; $6.99] [BB] [BBT]

• Rating: 5 Significance: + Description: 0 Saturation: -. -64

[3: The Queen of the Damned: Ballantine; 1993; 0345351525; $6.99] [BB] [BBT]

• Rating: 3 Significance: + Description: 0 Saturation: -. -64

[4: The Tale of the Body Thief: Ballantine; 1993; 034538475X; $6.99] {/150/} [BB] [BBT]

• [Result: MT.] Lestat changes bodies with a man capable of changing bodies, who runs off with it. -150 (98/02/11)

[5: Memnoch the Devil: Ballantine; 1996; 0345389409; $14.00 softcover] [BB] [BBT]

Robbins, David

The Wereling {/83,87,154,Ph/} [BBT]

[Leisure; 1983; 0843920327, $3.50] [BB]
[Leisure; 1986; 0843923431; $?] [BB]

• [Result: LY.] Lycanthropy. -83
• Sort-of-in-a-way-kind-of. A man under the influence of an evil spirit orders a very convincing werewolf costume. According to the spirit, no physical transformation is involved; the 'vessel' manages quite well without it... -Ph
• Well, it's sort-of about a werewolf... predictable but decently written; I still like this one. If you ignore the preface and epilogue, its about a boy and his costume ... deja vu, eh? -87
• Lycanthropy. -154

The Wrath {/154,Ph/} [??] [BBT]

[Leisure; 1988; 0843926295; $3.95] [BB]

• [Result: LY.] Lycanthropy. -154 (98/02/13)
• An infectious plague, spread from an Egyptian tomb. I only read a chapter or two of it, and the writing didn't inspire me to read further... -Ph (98/05/03)

Roberson, Jennifer [AL] [BL]

Chronicles of the Cheysuli series {/9,20,42,83,154/} [BBT]

[1: Shape-Changers: DAW; 1992; 0886771404; $5.99] [BB] [BBT]
[2: The Song of Homana: DAW; 1984; 0886773172; $3.95] [BB] [BBT]
[2: The Song of Homana: DAW; 1992; 0886774349; $5.99] [BB]
[3: Legacy of the Sword: DAW; 1992; 0886773164; $4.99] [BB] [BBT]
[4: Track of the White Wolf: DAW; 1992; 0886771935; $?] [BB] [BBT]
[5: A Pride of Princes: DAW; 1992; 0886772613; $6.99] [BB] [BBT]
[6: Daughter of the Lion: DAW; 1992; 0886773245; $5.99] [BB] [BBT]
[7: Flight of the Raven: DAW; 1992; 0886774225; $5.99] [BB] [BBT]
[8: A Tapestry of Lions: DAW; 1992; 0886775248, $6.99] [BB] [BBT]

• Quite good, but not fantastic. -9
• [on Shape-Changers and Track of the White Wolf only:] [Result: LY.] Lycanthropy. -154

Robeson, K. [??]

Brand of the Werewolf {/87/} [??] [BBT]

[?]

• Result: LY. One of the Doc Savage books. -Ph

Robinson, Spider [AL] [BL] [BR]

Callahan's Lady {/TG/11,Ph} [RR] [BBT]

[Ace; 1990; 0441090729; $3.95] [BB]

• Rating: 3 Result: LY Significance: - Description: - Saturation: -. SF; Werebeagle. Has a werebeagle as a minor character. -11
• I withdraw my previous comment; the shapechanging is not totally incidental. It's only mostly incidental. -Ph

Deathkiller {/142/} [??] [BBT]

[Baen; 1996; 0671877224; $5.99] [BB]

• [Result: BC/GC.] Four personalities transform into one female person; maybe that could work for your list too? -142 (98/02/09)

Robinson, Spider; Robinson, Jeanne

Stardance {/42,142/} [BBT]

[Tor; 1984; 0812552253; $2.95] [BB]
[Doubleday; 1979; 0385271166; $?] [BB]

• [Result: BM.] The book ends with the transformation of the protagonists into a space-dwelling life-form. There's a sequel. -42
• Just a little thing really. Stardance is a trilogy, it has two sequels, not just one. -142

Rohan, Michael S. [BL]

Winter of the World series {/45/}

[The Anvil of Ice: Avon; 1989; 0380705478; $3.50] [BB] [BBT]
[The Forge in the Forest: Futura; 1989; 0708882544; $3.50] [BB] [BBT]
[The Hammer of the Sun: Avon; 1990; 0380705494; $3.95] [BB] [BBT]

• [Cause: MA Result: BX.] The mastersmith of the story forges the Tarnhelm, the helmet with which the user can change his shape. I liked this trilogy--perhaps because it uses quite a lot of Finnish mythos at its background. :-) -45

Rosenberg, Joel

Guardians of the Flame series {/54/}

[The Sleeping Dragon: Signet; 1983; 0451125746; $2.95] [BB] [BBT]
[?]

• [Cause: DT.] Characters transformed when they jump between worlds. -54

Ross, Marilyn [??]

Barnabas Collins and Quentin's Demon {/87/} [??] [BBT]

[?]

• [Result: LY.] Standard old-style Hollywood werewolf. If you watched Dark Shadows when it was a soap opera, you'll know the story. -87

Roth, Philip

The Breast {//11} [BBT]

[Penguin; 1972, 1980; 0 14 00.76794; $5.95]

• Rating: 2 Result: BM Significance: - Description: - Saturation: -. Another questionable one; it is not 'fantastic fiction' of any sort, and isn't worth seeking out in any case, but does involve a transformation. -11

Rubie, Peter [??]

Werewolf {/87,154/} [??] [BBT]

[Longmeadow; 1991; 0681413948; $?] [BB]

• [Result: LY.] Confusing mishmash about one or more werewolves in WWII London. -87
• Lycanthropy. -154

Rucker, Rudy [SS] [AL] [BL] [BR]

Master of Space and Time {/11,22,TG/} [BBT]

[Baen; 1985; 0671559974; $2.95] [BB]

• SF; Rating: 4 Cause: AX Result: BX Significance: + Description: 0 Saturation: 0. -11
• Whimsical fancy, mainly, with some wish-list body changes. -22

Software {/44,64/11} [BBT]

[Avon; 1982; 0380701774; $2.95] [BB]

• Rating: 4 Result: MT Significance: - Description: 0 Saturation: -. -11
• [Cause: AS Result: IN.] ...Has a person moved into a computer and he then has a body that can be made into any shape. -44

Wetware {/44/11} [BBT]

[Avon; 0380701782; $3.50] [BB]

• [Cause: AS Result: BC.] Rating: 3 Result: BX Significance: - Description: 0 Saturation: -. The transformations here are more interesting than those in Software, but do not justify seeking the novel out for them alone. The drug merge allows people (and other beings) to temporarily merge together. Longer mergings can cause a blending of the participants. -11
• ...Has a drug that temporarily melts bodies (I think it had some curious side-effects as well). Both books [this and Software] are better than Master of Space and Time. -44

Rusch, Kristine K.; Anderson, Kevin J. [BL]

Afterimage {/11,58,59/} [BBT]

[ROC; 1992; 0451451759; $4.99] [BB]

• Fantasy; Rating: 2 Cause: MA Result: BX/SC Significance: + Description: 0 Saturation: 0. First (apparently) in a series. A race of shapechangers lives side by side with the humans they resemble, and to save a rape victim on the edge of death, transform her into the image of their attacker. -11
• Synopsis: Woman is raped, beaten, and burned. She is saved by 'darklings' who lived in redwood forest, One of them changed her to save her. She is changed into the image of her rapist. These 'darklings' are sort of like faeries. They shapechanged every time someone is killed in the forest and they are within range. They shapechange within the same sex. The execption was the human who was changed from female to male. -58
• The cover reads "Marooned in the body of a mysterious psycho. A woman must use magic to bring a serial killer to justice." -59

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