▁Chron icles ▁of ▁T orn or ▁is ▁a ▁fant asy ▁series ▁by ▁American ▁les bian ▁author ▁Elizabeth ▁A . ▁Lyn n . ▁The ▁first ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁Watch t ower ▁( 1 9 7 9 ), ▁won ▁a ▁World ▁Fant asy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov el ; ▁its ▁sequ el , ▁The ▁Dan cers ▁of ▁Ar un ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁World ▁Fant asy ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁fant asy ▁series ▁to ▁feature ▁positive ▁gay ▁protagon ists ▁whose ▁relationships ▁are ▁an ▁un remark able ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁background , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁present ▁explicit ▁and ▁sympath etic ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁same - sex ▁love . ▁The ▁third ▁title ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁is ▁The ▁Northern ▁Girl ▁( 1 9 8 0 ). ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Richard ▁A . ▁L up off ▁pra ised ▁Watch t ower ▁for ▁its ▁" character ization , ▁the ▁solid ity ▁of ▁structure ▁and ▁the ▁accomplish ment ▁of ▁narr ation ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁in ▁spec ulative ▁fiction ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F ant asy ▁novel ▁series ▁Category : World ▁Fant asy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Nov el - win ning ▁works ▁Category : L GB T ▁spec ulative ▁fiction ▁nov els ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁L GB T ▁nov els <0x0A> </s> ▁Will ie ▁" J ay " ▁Lee ▁Web b ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9