Reading Order
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Start with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty and continue through all 4 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
Book 1 by Anne Rice
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Sleeping Beauty reading order
Ends with Beauty's Kingdom
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Book 1:The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty
Anne Rice
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 2:Beauty's Punishment
Anne Rice • 1984
Banished from the royal castle after forbidden passion, Beauty is auctioned to serve in a nearby village, where she and other slaves endure new masters, harsher discipline, and unexpected tenderness, deepening this lu...
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Book 3:Beauty's Release
Anne Rice • 1985
Captured by foreign raiders, Beauty and other slaves are taken to a distant land where erotic customs are even stranger. Amid elaborate rituals and shifting loyalties, she faces ultimate tests of surrender, loyalty, a...
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Book 4:Beauty's Kingdom
Anne Rice • 2015
Years after their early training, Queen Beauty and King Laurent return to a ravaged erotic realm and rebuild it on new terms. As they invite former slaves to help shape the kingdom, the series revisits power, consent,...
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Sleeping Beauty FAQ
What is the best order to read the Sleeping Beauty series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty.
How many books are in the Sleeping Beauty series?
There are 4 books currently listed in the Sleeping Beauty series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Sleeping Beauty series?
New readers should start with The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Sleeping Beauty series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1984 to 2015.