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The Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty: Number 1 in series [Paperback]

A.N. Roquelaure (Author), Anne Rice (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

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Publication Date: 9 July 1987 | Series: Sleeping Beauty (Book 1)

Step beyond the wall of your own imagination to the place where erotic enchantment lies...

When Sleeping Beauty awakes at the Prince's kiss it is the beginning of our story, not the end. Once the prisoner of a spell, locked in the sleep of innocence - now she is the prisoner of sensual love, held fast by the magic of desire. Claimed by the Prince as the slave of his passions, Sleeping Beauty learns that tenderness and cruelty, pleasure and pain, longing and fulfilment are all one in the awesome kingdom of love.

Beauty she is - but she is sleeping no more...

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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (9 July 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0452266564
  • ISBN-13: 978-0452266568
  • ASIN: 0708827438
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 11.9 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 414,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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* "One of the most wonderful, erotic, sensual books ever written" - Sting on INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. (*"a literary odyssey into a world of forbidden lust…the same kind of skillful writing that brought respectability into the works of Henry Miller, Anais Nin and D.H. Lawrence" - UPI )

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* Modern classic of erotic fiction: 'No longer a prisoner of sleep, she is locked in sensual love'.
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THE PRINCE had all his young life known the story of Sleeping Beauty, cursed to sleep for a hundred years, with her parents, the King and Queen, and all of the Court, after pricking her finger on a spindle. Read the first page
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Seductive, but also quite sick! 27 Jan 2003
By "hm202"
Format:Paperback
I had no idea of what I was reading, but the scenes described are so graphic and humiliating, all those interesting in SM will like it. The 'Prince' enforces a number of humiliating 'punishments' on Beauty to break her 'proudness'even though she has already been paraded naked for the villages they pass and made to travel about his palace on all fours, as other slaves are. (Mind you, all other slaves are Prince & Princesess from neighbouring areas!) The 'Queen' is also a nasty character too, and from what her 'favorite' slave says about her, she can be a very demanding Mistress to men.
Its a good read, and you wont put it down!
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars erotica BDSM 3 Nov 2002
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Who can say what Anne Rice's intention was when writing this book we can only look at the end result. In my opinion it encapsulates perfectly the descent of one person into a sexual life of submission. Yes the characters are dehumanized to a degree but that does not for me detract from the core theme of dominance and submission. This is after all fiction and I for one and perfectly willing to suspend disbelief to enjoy it.

If you are looking for a novel which deals with BDSM in a realistic setting this is not the book for you. However it is from start to finish a compelling and erotically charged novel which takes the reader on Beauty's journey with her.

On a passing note I am not sure I agree with the reviewer who states that women can never describe sex for men accurately. This novel deals largely with the feelings of the submissive men, not their dominant counterparts. I would think that submissive feelings are the same whether for a man or woman.

If you are looking for an erotically stimulating read and enjoy dominance and submission then I would recommend this book to you.I have also read the other two novels in the series and enjoyed them equally well. Anne Rice has managed to write a sequel without them simply being a tired replay of the original.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A romantic view of a young slave learning to submit herself. 28 Feb 2000
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Format:Paperback
A must read for anyone who is intrigued by the fantastic world of submission and domination. One learns, along with Beauty, the nuances of the master/servant relationship.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious BDSM
It's no secret that Anne Rice is a superb storyteller, but the Beauty Series left me enraptured. It was probably my first taste of BDSM and it certainly made me want to read more. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anari
3.0 out of 5 stars nothing like 50 shades
I bought this after reading a book about dita von teese and it was mentioned. I really enjoyed it, its quite disturbing in places and if 50 shades is your only experience of erotic... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ms. C. E. Corrigan
1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
This was meant to be erotica but left me cold. Just seemed to be a shopping list of sexual shenanigans. Had no soul.
Published 3 months ago by Faraday94
1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful
Loved the Vampire Chronicles, liked the Lives of the Mayfair Witches books and assumed Anne Rice would be good, generally. I was wrong. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Natalie
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book
I was astounded by this book, mostly because I always thought of the author as a writer of vampire books. Read more
Published 4 months ago by The Gael
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
This is SO much better than 50 shades! I couldn't even get through the first book of 50 shades because it was SO stupid. This book is complete fantasy... Read more
Published 6 months ago by BPlows
2.0 out of 5 stars So this is what happened to Sleeping Beauty once she was awoken in...
I was sent this to review for the Publisher via NetGalley. Thanks for giving me the chance to review this story. Read more
Published 7 months ago by B. Robinson
1.0 out of 5 stars Give it a miss !
I read the 50 shades books & loved them so bought this thinking it would be a sort of fairytale follow on, how wrong was I? Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. A. Jones
3.0 out of 5 stars ERM....
Well... so predictably I have read fifty shades, all three of them. About 7 times each. From then I moved on to Bared to you. Which I also liked though not as much as fifty shades. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Princess.Bee
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money
A word of advice, Don't waste your money!!! Rubbish!!! Displayed in Waterstones on the stand that boasts 'if your liked Fifty Shades you'll love this' or words to that effect. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Angela
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