Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday
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| Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday | |||||||||||||
| Publisher | Del Ray Books | ||||||||||||
| First published | March 27, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Writer | Alan Dean Foster | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Movie continuity | ||||||||||||
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.
Vital statistics
- ISBN 978-0-345-49798-7
- Story concept: David Cian
- Pagecount: 286
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 conciousness.
Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and the Ark are above a strange planet. All of a sudden, Ghost 1 comes out of the wormhole. Ironhide notes that the Ghost is based off of a Decepticon design.
Feactured characters
(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
Quotes
Blackout: "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.
Trivia
- The novel was originally announced as being written by David Cian but after turning in a (self-admittedly[1] 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.[2]
- 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.
