The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is the first installment in Sleeping Beauty Trilogy. It is an erotica novel which is written by Anne Rice. She has done well in her career by writing paranormal romance, erotica, fantasy, and fiction novels. One of her most popular and bestselling titles is Interview with the Vampire. You will surely have a good time with her The Witching Hour.
The audio narration of The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty is done by Samantha Prescott and Corbin Steele. This was just an average performance as the narrator had limited voice range and expression was lacking to some extent as well. The spell-cast over the beautiful young princess along with everyone in her castle could only be possibly broken with the kiss of a prince. It is an intriguing ancient story and one that emerged originally from and disturbs the unconscious mind deeply. The retelling of the Beauty story of Anne Rice this time probes into the unspoken implications of that suggestive, lush story while exploring its irrefutable linking to sexual desire.
The prince in this story reawakened Beauty. It was not done this time with a kiss but with intense sexual initiation. The reward he got for ending the 100 years of magic proved to be the total and complete enslavement of Beauty to him. As Anne Rice explored the world of erotic fantasy yearning for a superb classic with her powerful pen became a very enjoyable experience.
The writing by Anne Rice in this novel will be as good as anything else that you could find in the erotica genre. The book does have same-sex scenes as well along with the hetero scenes and a good number of dominant women.
