, USA Maledom scenarios are common in
BDSM fiction, including works such as the
Story of O and the works of
John Norman and Adrian Hunter. Maledom is a growing adult film genre. Maledom fiction began with the works of the
Marquis de Sade who wrote about sexual scenarios in which men tortured others, primarily women. The term
sadism is derived from de Sade's name. Since then, the lifestyle around male dominance has grown into a large part of the
BDSM scene. The
Fifty Shades novel series by
E. L. James is associated with the cultural mainstreaming and normalising of BDSM. The books achieved great commercial success, with the first volume selling over 100 million copies worldwide. Other works include: • John Warren,
The Loving Dominant,
Greenery Press, 2001, • Jack Rinella, ''The Master's Manual: Handbook of Erotic Dominance'', Daedalus Publishing, 1997, ==See also==