One Body But Not One Brain?

Books where 2+ characters share a body through magical or sci-fi means.

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created by craunch_the_marmoset

last updated April, 2026

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Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)

Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)

Yoon Ha Lee

The Host (The Host, #1)

The Host (The Host, #1)

Stephenie Meyer

The Corruption of Hollis Brown

The Corruption of Hollis Brown

K. Ancrum

The Divine Flesh

The Divine Flesh

Drew Huff

Volatile Memory

Volatile Memory

Seth Haddon

The Iron Garden Sutra (The Cosmic Wheel #1)

The Iron Garden Sutra (The Cosmic Wheel #1)

A.D. Sui

Ballad of the Bone Road

Ballad of the Bone Road

A.C. Wise

The Red Winter

The Red Winter

Cameron Sullivan

Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3)

Ptolemy's Gate (Bartimaeus, #3)

Jonathan Stroud

A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)

A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1)

Arkady Martine

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endless_tbr_list

The Corruption of Hollis Brown would fit here!

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craunch_the_marmosetOP

Thank you for that recommendation as well! Added!

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SkywardStrange

This is such an interesting list topic! The Divine Flesh by Drew Huff fits into this category very well.

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craunch_the_marmosetOP

Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll add it!

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Lonslibrary

The first book of Raven Strategem by Yoon Ha Lee would be good for this, I can't pull the name atm

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craunch_the_marmosetOP

I’ll add that too!

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TheAfterwords

The Host by Stephanie Meyer has two people in one body, as well!

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craunch_the_marmosetOP
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Added! Thank you! Can’t believe I forgot this one!

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