Editing Shapeshifting (section)

===Fiction===
* In [[George MacDonald]]'s ''[[The Princess and Curdie]]'' (1883) Curdie is informed that many human beings, by their acts, are slowly turning into beasts. Curdie is given the power to detect the transformation before it is visible and is assisted by beasts that had been transformed and are working their way back to humanity.<ref>Stephen Prickett, ''Victorian Fantasy'' p. 86 {{ISBN|0-253-17461-9}}</ref>
* In [[Carlo Collodi]]'s story ''[[The Adventures of Pinocchio]]'' (1883), the boys who visit the [[Land of Toys]] turn into [[donkey]]s.
* [[L. Frank Baum]] concluded ''[[The Marvelous Land of Oz]]'' (1904) with the revelation that [[Princess Ozma]], sought by the protagonists, had been turned into a boy as a baby and that Tip (who had been searching for her) is that boy. He agrees to have the transformation reversed, but [[Glinda|Glinda the Good]] disapproves of shapeshifting magic, so it is done by the evil witch [[Mombi]].<ref>[[Jack Zipes]], ''When Dreams Came True: Classical Fairy Tales and Their Tradition'', pp. 176–7 {{ISBN|0-415-92151-1}}</ref>
* The science fiction short story "[[Who Goes There?]]" written by [[John W. Campbell]] (later adapted to film as ''[[The Thing from Another World]]'' and ''[[The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]'') concerns a shapeshifting alien lifeform that can assume the form and memories of any creature it absorbs.{{sfnp|Steiger|1999|p=385}}
*In [[T.H. White]]'s 1938 book ''[[The Sword in the Stone (novel)|The Sword in the Stone]]'', [[Merlin]] and [[Madam Mim]] fight a wizards' duel, in which the duelists would endlessly transform until one was in a form that could destroy the other.<ref>This scene is omitted in the story as depicted in ''[[The Once and Future King]]''; see [[L. Sprague de Camp]], ''[[Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers]]: The Makers of Heroic Fantasy'', p. 266 {{ISBN|0-87054-076-9}}</ref> Also, at various times, [[Merlin]] transform [[King Arthur|Arthur]] into various animals as an educational experience.{{sfnp|Grant|Clute |loc="Transformation"|p=960}}
*In [[C.S. Lewis]]'s ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', [[Eustace Scrubb]] transforms into a dragon in ''[[The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'',<ref>Erik J. Wielenberg, "Aslan the Terrible" pp. 226–7 Gregory Bassham ed. and Jerry L. Walls, ed. ''The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy'' {{ISBN|0-8126-9588-7}}</ref> and in ''[[The Horse and his Boy]]'' the [[Calormene]] war-monger [[Prince Rabadash|Rabadash]] into a donkey.<ref>James F. Sennett, "Worthy of a Better God" p. 243 Gregory Bassham ed. and Jerry L. Walls, ed. ''The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy'' {{ISBN|0-8126-9588-7}}</ref> Eustace's transformation is not strictly a punishment — the change simply reveals the truth of his selfishness — and it is reversed after he repents with the later change in his moral nature. Rabadash is allowed to reverse his transformation, providing he does so in a public place, so that his former followers will know that he had been a donkey. He is warned that, if he ever leaves his capital city again, he will become a donkey permanently, and this prevents him from leading further military campaigns.
* Both the Earthmasters and their opponents in [[Patricia A. McKillip]]'s 1976 ''[[The Riddle-Master of Hed]]'' trilogy make extensive use of their shapeshifting abilities for the powers of their new forms.{{sfnp|Grant|Clute |loc="Shapeshifting"|p=858}}
* James A. Hetley's [[contemporary fantasy]] books ''Dragon's Eye'' and ''Dragon's Teeth'' centers on the Morgan family of Stonefort, [[Maine]] – present-day Americans who are secretly able to turn themselves into seals at will (and making extensive use of that ability in their fighting with various other characters).
* In [[Harry Potter]] series, some wizards and witches with the ability of 'animagus' can transform into a particular animal of their choice and are required to register with the Ministry of Magic about their ability.
* In the [[Mortal Kombat (franchise)|Mortal Kombat franchise]], [[Shang Tsung]] is a shapeshifter.