Lord of the Flies from 1923 to 2005. Published in 1954, "Lord of the Flies" was Golding's first novel. Although it did not have great success after being released—selling fewer than three thousand copies in the United States during 1955 before going out of print—it soon went on to become a best-seller. It has been adapted to film twice in English, in 1963 by Peter Brook and 1990 by Harry Hook, and once in Filipino by Lupita A. Concio (1975). The book takes place in the midst of an unspecified war. Some of the marooned characters are ordinary students, while others arrive as a
Lord of the Flies (song) "Futureal", and "The Clansman"), and the last Bayley-era song that has made Iron Maiden setlists to date. One such performance of this song is included on Iron Maiden's 2005 live album "Death on the Road". The guitar solo in "Lord of the Flies" is played by Janick Gers. Lord of the Flies (song) "Lord of the Flies" is an Iron Maiden single and second track on their 1995 album "The X Factor". The song is based on the book and film of the same name. The single was only released outside of the UK. Additional tracks on the single include