The award-winning illustrated edition of Ted Hughes' classic tale in paperback Part modern fairy tale part science fiction myth The Iron Man describes the unexpected arrival in England of a mysterious giant metal man who wreaks havoc on the countryside by attacking the neighbouring farms & eating all their machinery A young boy called Hogarth befriends him & Hogarth & the extraordinary being end up defending & saving the earth when it is attacked by a fearsome space-bat-angel-dragon from outer space This children's classic with its message of peace & hope is known & loved all over the UK & is part of an exciting collaboration between Walker Books & Faber & Faber