IRON MAIDEN: 'Infinite Dreams - The Official Visual History' Book Due In The Fall

Bruce will be at Waterstones Piccadilly London on Tuesday to sign copies.
By total coincidence, I will be working very close by that day, but I'm not going to go to the signing (tickets online already sold out when it was announced). But I will probably walk past the queue I expect! Which will be fun on a working day...
 
Helmuth Von Moltke said:
Bruce will be at Waterstones Piccadilly London on Tuesday to sign copies.
By total coincidence, I will be working very close by that day, but I'm not going to go to the signing (tickets online already sold out when it was announced). But I will probably walk past the queue I expect! Which will be fun on a working day...
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Tickets sold out very quickly (before I was aware the event was even taking place!).
 
PhantomOfTheOpera said:
For those of you who already have the book, could you tell me a bit more about it and maybe share your own review in your own words?
Give me some little hints and teasers, since I’m still waiting for my copy to arrive.
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It’s a nice middle ground for both old and new fans. I feel like if you’re a new fan you can essentially learn the Maiden history with this book; if you’re an old fan there may be some details that you’ll read and go, “Huh, didn’t know that,” but mostly it’s the photos that will draw you in. Lots that I haven’t seen before, not to mention beautiful scans of all the albums (plus some work in progress sketches for some of them), tour gear, etc.

Not to say that I have no critiques at all. I wish that everything past the ‘80s was given the same breadth as the ‘80s were, and there’s a LOTB photo that really shouldn’t have been in black and white. But by and large it’s a terrific book. They even have a whole page dedicated to “Empire of the Clouds” which feels like they designed it just for me lol.
 
I'm surprised that the ''battlefield'' art of SJ in the booklet isn't included (one of TBOS is, plus the 2017 tour art- maybe both were initial ideas for covers), they included the one in front of the castle with the knife. Interesting. There's also an old Japanese painting? Curious, as an inspiration for the cover?
 
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28K likes, 548 comments - ironmaiden on October 10, 2025: "Infinite Dreams is Dave and Adrian approved! After spending hours being interviewed, telling great stories and reacting to photos and art, they finally got their hands on a copy! Who else plans to dig into the book this weekend? Let...
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Adrian and Dave with a few words about the book. Love them! :) Adrian is right, such a book is very nice to have. Even if not all things are included. He got jokes. Proud of the memories, rightly so.
 
Diesel 11 said:
It’s a nice middle ground for both old and new fans. I feel like if you’re a new fan you can essentially learn the Maiden history with this book; if you’re an old fan there may be some details that you’ll read and go, “Huh, didn’t know that,” but mostly it’s the photos that will draw you in. Lots that I haven’t seen before, not to mention beautiful scans of all the albums (plus some work in progress sketches for some of them), tour gear, etc.

Not to say that I have no critiques at all. I wish that everything past the ‘80s was given the same breadth as the ‘80s were, and there’s a LOTB photo that really shouldn’t have been in black and white. But by and large it’s a terrific book. They even have a whole page dedicated to “Empire of the Clouds” which feels like they designed it just for me lol.
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Are there are photos, or a mention, of Adrian's Hamer Standard (shown on the back of the Killers LP) that he used between November 1980 and May 1981?
 
Ascendingthethrone said:
I have a £10 Waterstones voucher and I am debating on picking up the book. I would get it for £29.99 with the voucher. I am going to be blunt: is the book worth it?
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I have not unwrapped it yet as I am waiting to finish reading 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers by Keith Cameron first.

If you can wait, I will let you know what I think as soon as possible (possibly early next week).
 
Ascendingthethrone said:
I have a £10 Waterstones voucher and I am debating on picking up the book. I would get it for £29.99 with the voucher. I am going to be blunt: is the book worth it?
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How do you feel about collectibles in general? There was a dude on YouTube who more or less showed off the whole book. If you don't mind spoilers or having your first impressions come second-hand, you can decide for yourself at

There's also this "All pages" video on

Myself I got my copy earlier this week and will probably wait until winter vacation to week it
 
@Ascendingthethrone I finally unwrapped the book last Saturday. The first impression was "Smells good!" (I love the smell of new books :)). It is a very heavy coffee table book, although you do not necessarily need a coffee table to enjoy it.

The presentation is great, with a wealth of memorabilia that would satisfy Maiden fans with a deep interest in the band, from technical details about their gig to handwritten lyrics (by Steve and Bruce) or even Bruce's structure for 'Die With Your Boots On'. I was familiar with a number of the photos included, having purchased some of the photo books released by the band over the years, but there are many that are completely new to me. It was also nice to see the band finally acknowledge that Paul Cairns did indeed play on "The Soundhouse Tapes". I have not checked the text to see if other little white lies from the band's past have been addressed though.

I paid £50 for the book at a local independent bookshop and think it is definitely worth that price, so if you have a voucher and can get it cheaper, I'd say "Go for it!".
 
This book is simply one of the best presented Maiden products in a long time. Cudos to them for working with Thames & Hudson publishers who excel in these coffee table books.

There should be little question for any maiden fan who can afford it to get it.

Even rare nuggets found in the text, I learned Adrian hated Steve’s contribution to Can I Play with Madness, which was the instrumental break down bit …

Stunningly well researched book. I got it for £35 on amazon pre order.
 
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