Transformers Exodus review/thoughts

[bassbot]

Hi all, I noticed that my LCS (Parramatta's "Phantom Zone") has the novel Transformers: Exodus being released this week - so thought i'd set up a thread ready to go with comments.

Is anyone else interested/excited about the latest TF novel?!?

[Sharky]

Is anyone else interested/excited about the latest TF novel?!?

i have to admit i have not been that interested in the novels as of late, maybe because i didnt really like one or tw of the other ones.......

would be interesteing to see what people thought though

[kup]

i have to admit i have not been that interested in the novels as of late, maybe because i didnt really like one or tw of the other ones.......

would be interesteing to see what people thought though

I read the first Transformers prequel novel - It wasn't very good (barely ok) and on top of that, it seems to have been based on a very early script of the movie as it doesn't really fit in continuity with the Bay film.

As a result, I won't be jumping to buy this novel unless there is good reason to.

[5FDP]

I'm buying it online (The Book Depository) when the Transformers Animated Almanac Vol. 2 becomes available.

[GoktimusPrime]

the only TF novel I read was "Hardwired" by Scott Ciencin... which was an absolute POS IMHO. I'd much rather read Shane McCarthy's work over Ciencin's any day! I have interest in reading the rest of the Keepers series. I haven't read any of the movieverse novels, but I've been told that they're rather mediocre.

[bassbot]

David Cian redeemed Ciencin's work imo, and I enjoyed reading the quasi-classic dreamwave characters. the editing was way off, but I still enjoyed it.

The movie tie-in novels suffered from being tied to movie continuity, but reading them as novels was still interesting, although i prefer the original prequel to the ROTF prequel.

Anyhow, i've been in a reading glut recently so looking forward to adding this to my pile!

[christalcase]

If you guys are unsure whether you'll like the book or not... the first four chapters are available to be read online:

http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/e...ews/EXODUS.cfm

[Paulbot]

Those first four chapters are an intriguing read and I'm eagerly waiting to receive my copy of the book.

There seems to be a lot of references that make sense to us, but as a standalone scifi novel I wonder what casual TF fans or non-TF will make of it?

My only gripe with the content in the preview is very light spoiler the unimaginative naming of "Slaughter City".

[5FDP]

If you guys are unsure whether you'll like the book or not... the first four chapters are available to be read online:

http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/e...ews/EXODUS.cfm

Thanks for posting that up christalcase.

Hmmm... not sure what to make of it. It seems very disjointed in my view which makes it difficult to read.

[bassbot]

only read the first two chapters on that link (thanks btw!) and picking it up tomorrow morning.
Interesting so far. Gotta read more to make a good judgement.