The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is a 1983 fairy-tale retelling and fae fiction novel by Anne Rice. Much of the action takes place in Hall of Punishments and Queen's Chambers. It features Prince Alexi, Felix and Lady Juliana. Readers will find themes of tributes, adaptations, sleeping Beauty adaptations and sexual dominance and submission.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 16 ratings, and 457 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 25 editions across 3 languages.
It runs to roughly 270 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
In the traditional folktale of "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. In the first book of the trilogy, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, retells the Beauty story and probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him . . . as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience. Readers of Fifty Shades of Grey will indulge in Rice’s deft storytelling and imaginative eroticism, a sure-to-be classic for years to come.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty?
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty was written by Anne Rice and first published in 1983.
What genre is The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty?
It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.
How long is The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty?
The median edition has 270 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Beast Within, Enchanted and When Beauty Tamed the Beast.
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