The
Sleeping Beauty Novels (Trilogy)
The Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty,
Beauty's Punishment, Beauty's Release
by A.N. Roquelaure (Anne Rice)
The
Claiming Of Sleeping Beauty (Vol. 1)
Beauty's
Punishment (Vol. 2)
Beauty's
Release (Vol. 3)
Anne Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure. In the traditional folk tale
"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. Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty
story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its
undeniable connection to sexual desire.