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''Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday is a novel in the [[Movie (franchise)|Transformers (2007) Movie]] [[continuity family]].'' | ''Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday is a novel in the [[Movie (franchise)|Transformers (2007) Movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].'' | ||
'''Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday''' is a mass market paperback novel that serves as prequel to the live-action Transformers film. | '''Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday''' is a mass market paperback novel that serves as prequel to the live-action Transformers film. | ||
== Vital statistics == | == Vital statistics == | ||
ISBN | <dt> <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=0345497988" class="internal">ISBN 0345497988</a> | ||
'''Writer:''' [[Alan Dean Foster]] | </dt><dt> <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=9780345497987" class="internal">ISBN 978-0345497987</a> | ||
'''Story concept:''' [[David Cian]] | </dt> | ||
'''Pagecount:''' 286 | '''Writer:''' [[Alan Dean Foster|Alan Dean Foster]]<br /> | ||
'''Story concept:''' [[David Cian|David Cian]]<br /> | |||
'''Publication date:''' [[March 27|March 27]], 2007<br /> | |||
'''Publisher:''' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Rey_Books" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Del_Rey_Books">Del Rey Books</a> (US)<br /> | |||
'''Pagecount:''' 286 <br /> | |||
==Feactured characters== | |||
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<th style="background:#FFEEEE"> [[Autobot|Autobots]] | |||
</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] | |||
</th><th style="background:antiquewhite"> [[Human|Humans]] | |||
</th><th style="background:#FFEEB8"> Other | |||
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*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] | *[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] | ||
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] | |||
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] | |||
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] | *[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] | ||
*[[ | |||
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*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] | |||
*[[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] | |||
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] | |||
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] | |||
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] | |||
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] | |||
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] | *[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] | ||
*[[Thomas Kinnear]] | |||
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*[[Phil Nolan|Phil Nolan]] | |||
*[[Samuel Walker|Samuel Walker]] | |||
*[[Thomas Kinnear|Thomas Kinnear]] | |||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Set in 1969 just after the ''Apollo 11'' moon launch, the novel revolves around [[Sector Seven|Sector Seven]]'s attempted transport of [[Megatron (Movie)|the Ice Man]] and the ill-fated test of an Ice Man-derived spacecraft, ''[[Ghost 1|Ghost 1]]'', which pulls a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farscape" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Farscape">Farscape</a> and gets a preview of what's coming Earth's way in July 2007. | |||
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''This article is a [[:Category:Stub|stub]] and is missing information. You can help '''Transformers Wiki''' by <span class="plainlinks">[http://tfwiki.net/w2/index.php?title=Ghosts_of_Yesterday&action=edit expanding it]</span>.'' | |||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*The novel was originally announced as being written by David Cian but after turning in a (self-admittedly<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> rushed) first draft he was replaced by Alan Dean Foster who then rewrote the novel to an unknown extent. Foster is the lone name on the binding, while Cian receives a story credit inside. | |||
*The | *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.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup> | ||
* | *Much of the plot takes place on a planet reminiscent of the setting of ''Dune''; desert environment, pillars with glyphs carved into them, sandworms, etc. | ||
==References== | |||
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<ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0">[#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=17231 Brief Note about Ghosts of Yesterday] | |||
<li id="cite_note-1">[#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=32 Talking Transformers Movie Novels with Alan Dean Foster]</ol></div> | |||
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Revision as of 06:44, 19 March 2009
Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday is a novel in the Transformers (2007) Movie continuity family.
Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday is a mass market paperback novel that serves as prequel to the live-action Transformers film.
Vital statistics
<dt> <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=0345497988" class="internal">ISBN 0345497988</a> </dt><dt> <a href="/w2/index.php?title=Special:Booksources&isbn=9780345497987" class="internal">ISBN 978-0345497987</a> </dt> Writer: Alan Dean Foster<br /> Story concept: David Cian<br /> Publication date: March 27, 2007<br /> Publisher: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Rey_Books" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Del_Rey_Books">Del Rey Books</a> (US)<br /> Pagecount: 286 <br />
Feactured characters
<table border="5" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" align="center" style="border:#800000"> <tr> <th style="background:#FFEEEE"> Autobots </th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> Decepticons </th><th style="background:antiquewhite"> Humans </th><th style="background:#FFEEB8"> Other </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top">
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</td><td style="background:#FFEEB8" valign="top"> </td></tr></table>
Summary
Set in 1969 just after the Apollo 11 moon launch, the novel revolves around Sector Seven's attempted transport of the Ice Man and the ill-fated test of an Ice Man-derived spacecraft, Ghost 1, which pulls a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farscape" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Farscape">Farscape</a> and gets a preview of what's coming Earth's way in July 2007.
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<span style="font-size:125%;font-weight:900;">You left a piece out!</span><hr /> This article is a stub and is missing information. You can help Transformers Wiki by <span class="plainlinks">expanding it</span>.
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Trivia
- The novel was originally announced as being written by David Cian but after turning in a (self-admittedly<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup> rushed) first draft he was replaced by Alan Dean Foster who then rewrote the novel to an unknown extent. Foster 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.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup>
- Much of the plot takes place on a planet reminiscent of the setting of Dune; desert environment, pillars with glyphs carved into them, sandworms, etc.
References
<div class="references-small"> <ol class="references"><li id="cite_note-0">[#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showthread.php?t=17231 Brief Note about Ghosts of Yesterday] <li id="cite_note-1">[#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=32 Talking Transformers Movie Novels with Alan Dean Foster]</ol></div>
