I catch it in my web." The Cloud Spider is taken away by the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon from the first novel of 1968, The Iron Man. The Spider-god of more and more and more and more money. They all burp black bubbles of cloud, which the next day form the Cloud Spider: "I am the Spider-god of wealth. The Iron Woman is so enraged that she turns all the men in the factory into the swamp creatures, so that they can feel what the animals of the marsh were enduring. Lucy contacts Hogarth, the friend of the Iron Man, asking for his help. She is angry and wants to save them, but her dad is one of the factory workers. Lucy sympathises with the Iron Woman, watching the animals' painful deaths as more toxic material is poured into the marsh from the local waste-disposal factory. After being cleaned (by Lucy), the Iron Woman takes her to see the environment in which she lives. The main character, Lucy, finds the Iron Woman in a state of despair and covered in chemicals. Ted Hughes' novel is an attempt at getting people to be made aware of and respond to this. It references rudeness, in that the iron woman exacts her revenge on a seemingly ignorant/uncaring male community (in the waste disposal plant) for polluting the area in which she lives however, the book is more of an attack on society for the oblivious ways in which for many decades, a vast number of habitats have been destroyed or are on the brink of annihilation or complete destruction or obliteration. "The Iron Woman has come to take revenge on mankind for its thoughtless polluting of the seas, lakes and rivers," says the introduction to the novel. It is a sequel to the 1968 novel The Iron Man. “Hughes has never written more compellingly.” Robert Nye, The TimesĪlso available: Read and Respond activities to accompany The Iron Man.The Iron Woman is a science fiction novel by British writer Ted Hughes, published in 1993. “Reckoned one of the greatest of modern fairy tales.” Observer Written to be read aloud and to stimulate young imaginations, this fierce and beautiful modern classic from former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes deserves a home in every classroom. But when the Space-Bat-Angel-Dragon, a terrible monster from outer space, tries to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who helps to save the world… Fusing rich elements from myth, science fiction and fantasy with a compelling message about the power of peace, The Iron Man smoulders with vivid imagery, complemented by dramatic black-and-white artwork. How can mankind stop the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man? He cannot be kept down.
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