Created by Fred Johansen
Something fun to do when I find the time for it: An Iron Maiden reading challenge.
Here are some possible literary inspirations for Iron Maiden songs, taken from the Wikipedia pages for the various albums. Plus 1+ reference works.
(I've skipped the movie influences, because there's a lot of those, too.)
Lord of the flies by William Golding
4 stars
Stranded on an island while an atomic war destroys the rest of the world, a group of young boys revert …
The name of the rose by Umberto Eco
4 stars
It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of Baskerville’s investigation …
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
4 stars
Originally published in 1932, this outstanding work of literature is more crucial and relevant today than ever before. Cloning, feel-good …
Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis
3 stars
The first book in Lewis's Space Trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet tells the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, a …
