The title Master of the Universe was a direct reference to the power dynamics and the all-consuming nature of the relationship she was crafting.
The story featured Edward Cullen (renamed Christian Grey) and Bella Swan (renamed Anastasia Steele) in a drastically darker, sexually explicit universe. Published chapter by chapter on fan fiction sites like FanFiction.net, the story shattered traffic records. However, as the story gained notoriety, legal pressure from Meyer’s representatives and the Twilight intellectual property holders forced James to "file off the serial numbers." master of the universe el james pdf