Beauty’s Kingdom by Anne Rice – Paperback Novel

Beauty’s Kingdom is a novel by Anne Rice, writing as A. N. Roquelaure, and the fourth book in her Sleeping Beauty series. The paperback edition contains 448 pages. Set in the mysterious kingdom of Queen Eleanor, the story follows Beauty and Laurent as they return to the realm they left twenty years before. When the great queen is reported dead, Beauty assumes the throne and institutes a new rule: all erotic servitude must be voluntary. The narrative follows the arrival of countless eager princes, princesses, lords, ladies, and commoners to Beauty’s kingdom, where a new era unfolds under the reign of Beauty and her husband. The novel expands Rice’s imaginative retelling of the Sleeping Beauty myth with new characters and storylines. Format: Paperback. Country of origin: USA.