{"product_id":"1983-anne-rice-writing-as-a-n-roquelaure-book-series-paperback-excellent-condition","title":"1983 ANNE RICE WRITING AS A.N. ROQUELAURE BOOK SERIES - PAPERBACK (EXCELLENT CONDITION)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pWvJNd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-container-id=\"main-col\" data-xid=\"VpUvz\" class=\"mZJni Dn7Fzd\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiAwPyfpqWSAxX4zMkDHWehPXoQ3KYQegQIABAB\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cmark class=\"HxTRcb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eA.N. Roquelaure is the pseudonym used by bestselling author\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eAnne Rice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1941–2021) to publish a series of explicitly erotic, BDSM-themed fantasy novels, most notably\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty Quartet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/mark\u003e. Published in the 1980s, these books were designed to explore the \"dark side of sexuality\" and the psychology of human desire, reinterpreting the classic fairy tale as a story of total sexual enslavement and surrender.\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"mC6bwd_e\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=mC6bwd_d\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e \u003cbutton data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"1d5ebbc0-7980-494f-acd6-845ff12b18bd\" aria-label=\"View related links\" class=\"rBl3me\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=mC6bwd_d\/C5gNJc;aria-label=mC6bwd_d\/bOjMyf;class=mC6bwd_d\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiAwPyfpqWSAxX4zMkDHWehPXoQye0OegQIARAC\" data-processed=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wiMplc ofC0Ud\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003csvg fill=\"currentColor\" width=\"12px\" height=\"12px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAIQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty Quartet (A.N. Roquelaure)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txxDge notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"mC6bwd_m\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=mC6bwd_l\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbutton data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"a736796f-7d09-4e2f-8951-c0ccb8910301\" aria-label=\"View related links\" class=\"rBl3me\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=mC6bwd_l\/C5gNJc;aria-label=mC6bwd_l\/bOjMyf;class=mC6bwd_l\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiAwPyfpqWSAxX4zMkDHWehPXoQye0OegQIAhAB\" data-processed=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wiMplc ofC0Ud\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003csvg fill=\"currentColor\" width=\"12px\" height=\"12px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-hveid=\"CAMQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eThe Claiming of Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1983): Introduces the world where the Prince awakens Beauty not with a kiss, but through sexual initiation and enslavement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-hveid=\"CAMQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eBeauty's Punishment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1984): Continues the story as Beauty is sold into further servitude.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-hveid=\"CAMQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eBeauty's Release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1985): The third installment in the original trilogy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-hveid=\"CAMQAw\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eBeauty's Kingdom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2015): A fourth, later addition to the series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"mC6bwd_15\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=mC6bwd_14\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e \u003cbutton data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"1d93fa9f-7f3e-4f2d-aa7b-f97ba6fda3c8\" aria-label=\"View related links\" class=\"rBl3me\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=mC6bwd_14\/C5gNJc;aria-label=mC6bwd_14\/bOjMyf;class=mC6bwd_14\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiAwPyfpqWSAxX4zMkDHWehPXoQye0OegQIAxAE\" data-processed=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wiMplc ofC0Ud\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003csvg fill=\"currentColor\" width=\"12px\" height=\"12px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Y3BBE\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAQQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eKey Aspects of the Work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txxDge notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"mC6bwd_1e\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=mC6bwd_1d\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cbutton data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"838a1929-19f6-4ae0-9a06-f9704671c84f\" aria-label=\"View related links\" class=\"rBl3me\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=mC6bwd_1d\/C5gNJc;aria-label=mC6bwd_1d\/bOjMyf;class=mC6bwd_1d\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiAwPyfpqWSAxX4zMkDHWehPXoQye0OegQIBBAB\" data-processed=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wiMplc ofC0Ud\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003csvg fill=\"currentColor\" width=\"12px\" height=\"12px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 5-2.24 5-5s-2.24-5-5-5z\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/button\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"KsbFXc U6u95\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-hveid=\"CAUQAA\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eGenre and Content:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe books are considered forerunners to modern erotic fiction like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eFifty Shades of Grey\u003c\/em\u003e, focusing on themes of bondage, discipline, submission, and dominance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-hveid=\"CAUQAQ\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eReason for Pseudonym:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRice chose the name to explore \"literary porn\" and to have the creative freedom to write explicit material that differed from her popular gothic supernatural novels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-hveid=\"CAUQAg\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003eContext:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhile some critics found the material disturbing, others saw it as a serious exploration of sexual fantasy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"uJ19be notranslate\" data-wiz-uids=\"mC6bwd_1r\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vKEkVd\" data-animation-atomic=\"\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"class=mC6bwd_1q\/TKHnVd\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e \u003cbutton data-amic=\"true\" data-icl-uuid=\"c3fa990e-a5c8-4ee3-af52-20c0669d2cec\" aria-label=\"View related links\" class=\"rBl3me\" data-wiz-attrbind=\"disabled=mC6bwd_1q\/C5gNJc;aria-label=mC6bwd_1q\/bOjMyf;class=mC6bwd_1q\/UpSNec\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiAwPyfpqWSAxX4zMkDHWehPXoQye0OegQIBRAD\" data-processed=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wiMplc ofC0Ud\" data-processed=\"true\"\u003e\u003csvg fill=\"currentColor\" width=\"12px\" height=\"12px\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M3.9 12c0-1.71 1.39-3.1 3.1-3.1h4V7H7c-2.76 0-5 2.24-5 5s2.24 5 5 5h4v-1.9H7c-1.71 0-3.1-1.39-3.1-3.1zM8 13h8v-2H8v2zm9-6h-4v1.9h4c1.71 0 3.1 1.39 3.1 3.1s-1.39 3.1-3.1 3.1h-4V17h4c2.76 0 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