Editing Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday

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|title=''Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday''
|image=TF2007_GhostsofYesterday.jpg
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|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]
|date=[[March 27|March 27]], 2007
|writer=[[Alan Dean Foster]]
|story concept=[[David Cian]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
|ISBN=978-0345497987
|pagecount=286
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'''In 1969, shortly after the ''Apollo 11'' moon landing, the clandestine organization known as Sector Seven tests their first Ice Man-derived spacecraft with disastrous consequences.'''

==Synopsis==
As ''Apollo 11'' launches into space, all eyes are on it. Almost all eyes, anyway. In the Arctic Circle, [[Sector Seven]] is preparing to launch their own ship, the ''[[Ghost 1]]''. As the ''Ghost's'' crew launch into space, some S7 workers—including Thomas Kinnear—are worried. 

The captain of ''Ghost 1'', [[Samuel Walker]], silently worries about the mission. He knows that he has to return to Earth, but he's not sure that he'll make it. He gives his crew a speech, and they rocket towards the Sun. As they are about to slingshot towards Jupiter, they are sucked into a wormhole, and they all lose consciousness. 

Meanwhile, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]'' are above a strange planet. All of a sudden, ''Ghost 1'' comes out of the wormhole. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] notes that the ''Ghost'' is based off of a [[Decepticon]] design.

Back on Earth, [[Walter Simmons]] orders that the [[Megatron (Movie)|Ice Man]] be moved from the [[Sector Seven High Arctic Base]] to a [[Area 52 (Movie)|secret location]] close to the more recently discovered [[All Spark|Allspark]]. The [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] learn of the move and raid the convoy hoping to recover the frozen artifact. During the chaos of battle, Megatron partially wakes up in a bad mood. The Soviets are beaten back with the help of [[Staff Sergeant Martin]] and his unit of commandos. Megatron is re-frozen with liquid nitrogen and eventually makes the trip to Nevada without further incident.

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==Feactured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (12)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (13)
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (14)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (15)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (16)
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*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (10)
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] (11)
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (17)
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (19)
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] (20)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (23)
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*[[Neil Armstrong]] (1)
*[[Sergei Tasarov]] (23)
*[[Staff Sergeant Martin]] (24)
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*[[Sam Walker]] (2)
*[[Craig Clarkson]] (3)
*[[Jacob Thompson]] (4)
*[[Michael Avery]] (5)
*[[Maria Gonzalez]] (6)
*[[Thomas Kinnear]] (7)
*[[Lieutenant Jensen]] (8)
*[[Phil Nolan]] (18)
*[[Walter Simmons]] (21)
*[[Christolph Smythe]] (22)
*[[Brad Conncarry]] (24)
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== Quotes ==

"If Megatron has allied himself with these life-forms, you're going to get your Spark handed to you. Painfully."
:—'''Blackout''' reminds Starscream about how ruthless Megatron is.


"Starscream, I'm here for you."<br>
"Then come! I've maintained a special file that is devoted to nothing but anticipation for this!"<br>
"Your wait is over."<br>
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Starscream''' exchange taunts.

== Notes ==
*The novel was originally announced as being written by David Cian, but after turning in a (self-admittedly<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=17231 Brief Note about Ghosts of Yesterday]</ref> rushed) first draft, he was replaced by Alan Dean Foster, who then rewrote the novel to an unknown extent. Foster's is the lone name on the binding, while Cian receives a story credit inside.

*The book as published only marginally resembles Cian's description of the one he was writing and features a much more defined scope and focus.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=32 Talking Transformers Movie Novels with Alan Dean Foster]</ref>

*Much of the plot takes place on a planet reminiscent of the setting of [[Wikipedia:Dune (novel)|''Dune'']]—desert environment, pillars with glyphs carved into them, sandworms, etc.

*Autobots can fly under gravity.

*Starscream learns that both Megatron and the Allspark are on Earth (but not the location of Earth) from the humans. He keeps that information to himself.

*Christolph Smythe owns hardcover copies of the books ''[[Alice]]'s Adventures in Wonderland'' and ''Through the Looking Glass''.

==International printings==
'''Japan'''
*ISBN 4150116229
*ISBN 978-4150116224
*'''Date published:''' [[July 15]], 2007
*'''Publisher:''' [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A9%E5%B7%9D%E6%9B%B8%E6%88%BF Hayakawa Publishing Corp.]
*'''Translator:''' [[Tsukasa Kaneko]]
*'''Pagecount:''' 431

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345497987 Product page at Del Ray Online]

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