Now considered a book series that was ahead of its time — and a precursor to "Fifty Shades of Grey" — Anne Rice's "The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy" is tinged with BDSM and kink, set in a medieval fantasy world. First published in 1983, the book reimagines Beauty's age-old tale with an erotic, liberated twist, describing female sexuality in a way that was almost unheard of at the time. In the first novel, Beauty is awakened from her famous hundred-year sleep by the Prince, but uh . . . it's not exactly with just a kiss.