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2000s[edit]
Front cover art for the book Annie on My Mind written by Nancy Garden.

The 1990s represented a turning point for young adult novels that explored lesbian issues, and since 2000, a flood of such books has reached the market. The public attitude towards lesbian themes in young adult literature has grown more accepting.

In 2000, the School Library Journal included Annie on My Mind in its list of the top 100 most influential books of the century.

In the past, most books portrayed gay people as "living isolated lives, out of context with the reality of an amazingly active community." Today, books also show gay characters not as stigmatized and separate.

A popular young adult novel of 2012, The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth, tells the story of a 12-year-old girl who is sent to a de-gaying camp in Montana. In 2016, principal photography began on a film adaptation.

There are fewer books about female homosexuality than male homosexuality, and even fewer books on bisexuality are published. Despite the fact that availability of books with teen lesbian and bisexual themes has increased since the 1960s, books with non-white characters are still difficult to find.

Fantasy
After Cassandra Clare's 'The Mortal Instruments' included both a main gay character and a main bisexual character, it became more 'mainstream' to include LGBT characters whose plot lines did not revolve around their sexuality. Fantasy, covering all genres from urban to high fantasy, has allowed for more inclusion and diversity. A recent example is Audrey Coulthurst's Of Fire and Stars, a lesbian fantasy romance about a princess who falls in love with her betrothed's sisters.

Article Evaluation (copied from The Seven Realms)

Does the article have a lead section that gives an easy-to-understand overview?

No, this article does not. It misses key points, such as important over-arching plot details, and incorrectly relays other details. Furthermore, it is written in an unorganized and not well-crafted manner that distracts the reader from the topic and make sit uncomfortable to read.

Does this article have a clear structure?

The intended structure of this article is clear, but poorly done. It is at times repetitive. Information in the introduction can be placed in other sections to make the article appear cleaner.

Does this article have a balanced coverage?

The coverage is varied and not well-balanced. Sections such as the Synopsis which could use more detail and clarity are skimmed over, whereas sections like the Character are both poorly crafted and over focused on. These sections are also missing important information, leading to my belief the previous contributor was biased in some opinions.

Does this article have neutral content?

While the lack of certain details could be seen as bias, on a completely-opinion based measurement the article is neutral in it's content, and doesn't use biased language. Notable however, while the language is neutral it is also informal.

Does the article come from reliable sources?

Only ones source was cited, the FAQ page of Cinda Williams Chima's website. While this is probably reliable because the information comes from the author, there are many other sources, including the official website and the ACTUAL BOOKS that could be cited as reliable sources to contribute more detail.

= The Seven Realms = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Seven Realms is a young adult high-fantasy novel series written by the American author Cinda Williams Chima. The series follows Princess Raise ana'Marianna, heir to the Gray Wolf Throne, and Hanson 'Han' Alister, a thief-turned-wizard. Throughout the series, the two develop a unique relationship and eventual romance while trying to protect the Queendom of the Fells from threats both inside and outside the realm.

A sequel series, titled The Shattered Realms, was announced in January 2015. The first novel, titled Flamecaster, was released in April 2016.

Overview[edit]
The Seven Realms include the mountainous Queendom of the Fells, the Kingdom of Tamron, the Kingdom of Arden, the southern Kingdoms of Bruinswallow and We’enhaven, the Southern Islands, and the Northern Islands.

The Demon King
16-year-old Han Alister encounters three underage wizards setting fire to the sacred mountain of Hanalea. Alister is unaware that this will lead to a series of events that threaten to consume the world in chaos. To prevent the wizard Micah from using a magical amulet against him, he makes Micah give him the amulet. Later Alister learns that the amulet has an evil history, and it once belonged to the Demon King. The Demon King is an evil sorcerer who almost destroyed the world a millennia ago. Now, the wizards will stop at nothing to get their amulet back.

Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana’Marianna, heir to the Gray Wolf throne of the Fells, has her own battles to fight. After spending three years of freedom with her father’s family at Demonai Camp, riding, hunting, and working at the famous Clan markets, she learns that her life is going to completely change. Court life in Fellsmarch pinches like a pair of tight shoes, and Raisa feels like a cage is closing in around her. However, an arranged marriage and an eroded inheritance are the least of her struggles. The power of the Wizard Council is growing, and her people are starving and rebellious.

Hanson Alister[edit]
Hanson Alister, Han for short, is the first main character that the reader meets. He is presented as the tragic hero and the dangerous charmer throughout the series, going by various names. In his early life as a gang leader, he went by Cuffs Alister (referring to a permanent pair of silver handcuffs he has worn since birth, which became his gang trademark). His clans name is Hunts Alone and spends every summer in Marisa Pines.

Growing up, Alister led a gang known as the Raggers, which he abandoned for his younger sister's safety. Alister tells his young mother that he wishes to start a life making an honest living. This would normally take him to the clans in the Spirit Mountains, where he learned hunting, botany and other fresh-air trades. He also acted as delivery boy for the mysterious Lucius Frowsley. Alister is now sixteen and comes across the wizard Micah Bayar and his cousins, while hunting with his clan brother Fire Dancer. The other boys are wizards, who have started a magical forest fire (supposedly so that Princess Raisa and her mother can hunt upland deer). After a standoff, Alister takes Micah's magic amulet, sparking a series of events that include Alister being accused of murders, kidnapping a disguised Princess Raisa and accidentally causing the death of his sister and mother after a standoff with Lord Bayar, Micah Bayar's father. Taking refuge again with the Spirit clans, Alister learns that he is actually the descendant of the villainous Demon King. Alister finds out he is actually a wizard himself (his silver cuffs have drained his natural magic since birth). Alister agrees to travel with Fire Dancer to Oden's Ford wizard university, where he will learn wizardry. This will lead him to champion the clans against wizards led by the Bayars. Han's amulet is a relic of the Breaking, which once belonged to the Demon King. It allows Alister to use magic that modern wizards are not able to.

Alister is described as a handsome young man with a scar near his right eye and a large personality. This resulted in several flirtations with females throughout the series. The silver cuff once worn around his wrists are magical restraints put on when he was a child. Since the beginning of his education, his appearance has changed to that of a blueblood, changing clothes, style and personality in order to fit in with the other bluebloods. It has been said that Hans has a face for different situations. He has a face of the former thief who isn't afraid of violence, then he can swiftly change to a charming young man that wins the hearts of women. He marries Raisa at the end of the series.

In the sequel series, The Shattered Realms, Han and Raisa have had a son, Adrian sul'Han, and Han is killed.

Raisa ana'Marianna[edit]
Raisa ana'Marianna, also known as Rebecca Morley, Briar Rose, or Brianna Trailwalker, is the princess heir of the Fells. She is known to be stubborn and ill tempered but has a kind heart. She is shown to believe in justice such as when she starts a prison escape just to save tortured Raggers. Raisa is 16 years old and is short with long, thick black hair. Her flesh is said to be honey colored and her eyes emerald green. She is said to be very beautiful, with a waist a man can put his two hands around. At the beginning of the series, she is shown to be very naive - such as when she told Han he would be given a fair trial if he gave himself in; over the series, she becomes more worldly. Her best friend is Amon Byrne, the captain of her guard. They nearly shared a romantic relationship, but that quickly ended when Raisa learned of the Bonding. They remained best friends throughout the series. Oden's Ford: She left her queendom when her mother tried to force her into an illegal marriage, to Micah Bayar, under the influence of the High Wizard. The marrying of a queen to a wizard consort has been banned since the Naèming - the ceremony which was done by the Queen Hanalea in order to save the world from the Demon King in the Breaking. Raisa then traveled to Oden's Ford, the best academy in all of the Seven Realms. She is accompanied by Amon and his triple, with whom she forms close bonds with. There she crosses path with Han Alister who only knows her as Rebecca Morley. They quickly become entangled with each other. It is shown throughout the 2nd book (The Exiled Queen) that they both have deep feelings for one another.

Her relationship with her mother isn't the best because her mother, Queen Marianna, favored her younger sister, Princess Mellony. Raisa and the queen are considered to be complete opposites, even in their appearance. But even though the relationship between Raisa and her mother is not optimal, she is very sad when her mother dies, leaving her as queen. At the end of the series, she gets married to Han Alister. Raisa takes after her father, Lord Averill Demonai, who she is quite close to. Her crest is Briar Roses.

Amon Byrne[edit]
Amon Byrne is introduced after he comes back from Wien House in Oden's Ford. Princess Raisa and Amon grew up as childhood best friends despite their difference in station but were forced together due to the lack of children in court. They are still very close. There is a steadfast romantic attraction that follows the two of them throughout several of the books, but the difference in their stations this time keeps them apart. Throughout the series, Amon is completely concerned with Princess Raisa's safety and makes that clear to her numerous times, mostly to her dismay. Amon is also very blunt and straight to the point. Eventually, he becomes the Captain of the Queen's Guard. He is the son of Edon Byrne who was the Captain of the Queen's Guard before him. He is also the commander of the Grey Wolves and attends Wien House in Oden's Ford with Princess Raisa for a time and is a commander there.

Mellony ana'Marianna[edit]
Princess Mellony ana'Marianna is the younger princess of the Fells. She is described as favoring the side of her mother, Queen Marianna ana'Lissa, by the blue eyes, blond hair, fair complexion, and most of all, her naive personality. In the beginning of the series, Mellony is described as "bubbly and outgoing". However, that changes when Raisa leaves the queendom, as Mellony succumbs to the throne and overlooks it as an attraction for her daring yet dangerous crush, Micah Bayar. In a certain event, the two are seen kissing passionately. Mellony begins to overlook the title of being a Gray Wolf queen and makes some choices that affect the queendom of the Fells greatly, such as not believing Raisa when Raisa accuses their dead mother of forcing her to marry the young Lord Bayar, which Mellony does not believe, because she overlooks Micah as a handsome toy she will later throw away.

Mellony is the favored daughter of Queen Marianna and is rather spoiled, believing that once she has the throne, she can have the only thing she wants: Micah Bayar.

Micah Bayar[edit]
Micah Bayar is the handsome and daring son of the High Wizard, Gavan Bayar, and brother to Fiona. He is also related to Fire Dancer of Marisa Pines Camp, as his father seducted his mother for her looks and personality, as a younger half-brother. He begins to take an interest in Princess Raisa ana'Marianna for a bride, as instructed to by his father. When Raisa leaves the queendom, he is under the control of his father and takes control of Mellony, though he prefers Raisa. He is a powerful wizard.