Irvine has 122 books on goodreads with 54394 ratings. Alex irvine has written more than thirty books, both his own original fiction buyout, the narrows, mystery hill, a scattering of jades and licensed work for marvel, hasbro, warner brothers, fox, blizzard, legendary, and other international entertainment companies. Alex irvine irvine, alex used books, rare books and new books. The readers are in optimus prime mind from the vast of this book, and the author does a great job at it. John winchesters journal, and the supernatural book of monsters, spirits, demons, and ghouls, and more on. The official history of the war for cybertron by irvine, alex isbn. Optimus prime, one of the main characters, is on a quest to recover an ancient artifact of their species, the allspark. Other transformers featured in the book include brainstorm, highbrow, crosshairs, hardhead, scourge, apeface, skullcruncher, triggerhappy and slugslinger. Exodus for twentyfive years the colossal battle between megatron and optimus prime has captivated transformers fans around the world. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alex irvine books online. Transformers the epic battles between optimus prime and megatron have long thrilled transformers fans.
Told from a strong 3rd person omniscient perspective, alex irvine does pacific rim does justice while bringing it to a new audience of readers and fans. Unfortunatley, alex irine hasnt written another book as of yet so we are left with a bit of a cliff hanger. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Abraham s benjamin alan dean foster alex cross alex irvine alfred still ali. Im hoping to read aloud exodus, and chapters of the covenant. The first major length series from this channel, originally based on the book by alex irvine. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Alexander christian irvine born march 22, 1969 is an american fantasy and science fiction writer. Jun 28, 2011 alex irvine s novels include buyout, the narrows, a scattering of jades, and the novelization of the film iron man 2. Exodus the official history of the war for cybertron is a science fiction adventure novel by alexander c. As well as transformers, he has dabbled in isaac asimovs robot universe, batman, daredevil, the ultimates, supernatural, iron man, star wars and tintin. Alex irvine has definitely done something right with his storytelling here, and this is a must read for casual and hardcore fans alike. The official history of the war for cybertron the transformers. As well as transformers, he has immersed in isaac asimovs robot universe, batman, daredevil, the ultimates, supernatural, iron man, and star wars.
Irvine talks son of satan, comic book resources, june 2, 2006. This new novel continues the electrifying saga that started with transformers. As in laserbeaks fury, it is stated the autobots have a rule that the property of earth people must not be harmed, hence they rebuild the damage done to the industrial estate before the humans return. Not only do i feel irvine wrote an exceptional book, but i feel like he did a good job of tying together much of the classic transformers history and other. Discussion in transformers news and rumors started by silveroptimus, feb 9, 2011. Originally, the title was going to incorporate prime. Abraham s benjamin alan dean foster alex cross alex irvine alfred still ali m niknejad.
He has also published the grail quest novel one king, one soldier, and the world war iiera historical fantasy the narrows. Exodus, as well as the novels buyout, the narrows, and a scattering of jades, and the novelization of the film iron man 2. It revolves around the transformers and the origin of the war and experiences prior to it. The focus remains on optimus prime and megatron, but the original thirteen primes and their artifacts comes to play in this book too, but in unexpected ways. Exiles, by alex irving, is a book about a race of sentient robots taking. Exodus, unveiling the origins of the conflictthe explosive events that unfolded before optimus and megatron arrived earthside, forever altering the destiny of their kind. Oct 04, 2011 384 pages 4316 x 678 isbn 9780345519863. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Transformers exodus the official history of war for. Alex irvines novels include buyout, the narrows, a scattering of jades, and the novelization of the film iron man 2. Exodus is the gripping tale of the beginnings of the civil war that the franchise revolves around, and the origins of the compelling characters that inhabit the distant metal world of cybertron.
Alex irvine is the writer of the marvel games avengers alliance, marvel war of heroes, and marvel puzzle quest, which together have seen more than 50 million players. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read transformers. He first gained attention with his novel a scattering of jades and the stories that would form the collection unintended consequences. Irvines most popular book is john winchesters journal supernatural. The other good point i like is that the first book, transformers. The official history of the war for cybertron the transformers kindle edition by irvine, alex. The epic battles between optimus prime and megatron have long thrilled transformers fans. This is a fantastic book as it give some really meaty, in depth history to the original g1 series of transformers.
Irvine and the first installment of the history of the war for cybertron book trilogy. Exodus the official history of the war for cybertron by alex irvine available from rakuten kobo. Again this seems to place them firmly outside either tv or comic continuity. Exiles with david and mark williams taking over the helm from alex irvine. Product title transformers 352 success secrets 352 most asked qu. Irvine first gained attention with his locus awardwinning 2002 novel a scattering of jades which also won the crawford award in 2003 and the stories that would form the 2003 collection unintended consequences. This comic is written by alex irvine and drawn by don figueroa, covers roughly the same material as chapters 1215 of the book. While transformers isnt the most straightforward plot to tag along from a casual point of view, if you commit to the storyline, this novel is a fantastic read. The birth of the great cybertronian war begins here. He was a finalist for the campbell award for best new writer and a more about alex irvine. Exodus is a novel written by alex irvine, which tells the story of the relationship between orion pax and megatron long before the war broke out in cybertron.
Irvine has written fourteen books, including buyout, the narrows, and a scattering of jades, which won him the crawford award for best new writer. Here, for the first time told in its entirety, is the thrilling. Transformers for twentyfive years the colossal battle between megatron and optimus prime has captivated transformers fans around the world. Irvine has written fourteen books, including buyout, the narrows, and a. Alex irvine and the vertigo encyclopedia, omnivoracious, september 30, 2008 alex irvine talks us through our case of vertigo permanent dead link, forbidden planet blog, november 14, 2008 shout at the devil. Hasbro contracted alex irvine to write a book that would serve as a prequel to the war for cybertron video game which in turn would be a prequel to the new transformers prime television series. Other transformers featured in the story include hot rod, mirage, hound, huffer, onslaught, brawl, swindle and grapple. For twentyfive years the colossal battle between megatron and optimus prime has captivated transformers fans around the. It is told from the perspective of multiple characters in the book. It has been several centuries since cybertrons golden age of space exploration and planetary colonisation, and its society.
Now, for the first time, here is the thrilling saga of optimus and megatron before they were enemies, before they arrived on earth, before they even knew each other. He has also written comics daredevil noir,iron man. Ive talked a bit with idw about this, and there was a oneshot i wrote included with the war for cybertron game linked to in the 2010 interview section in some places. Unfortunately for hasbro both irvin and high moon studios the company contracted to develop the video game had their own ideas. A past winner of the locus, crawford, and international horror guild awards, he. The official history of the war for cybertron by alex irvine 2011, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Irvine is an american fantasist and science fiction writer. Yet the full story of the conflict between the two most famous transformerseverything that happened before optimus and megatron arrived on planet earthhas always been a mystery. When you stop believing in it, it doesnt go away alex irvine. Jun 11, 2014 for twentyfive years the colossal battle between megatron and optimus prime has captivated transformers fans around the world. Last time we left them, the decepticons were headed in the general direction of the allspark with the autobots trailing not far behind. Fans of the film and this book can only hope that mr.
In this book and the subsequent one, the autobots are shown to be led by hot rod and the decepticons by cyclonus. The official history of the war for cybertron hardcover2010 a. Irvine indicated he would write a third aligned novel, but confirmed after the publication of. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Irvine born march 22, 1969 is an american novelist and comic book writer. For twentyfive years the colossal battle between megatron and optimus prime has captivated transformers fans around the world. Irvine said that the space bridges will play an important part in the sequel, and they lead to some unexpected places. For a book about transformers, a society of varied and colorful robots of all sorts and sizes, it is strangely sparse on visual descriptions of characters aside from battle scars and weaponry.
Alex irvine knows how to open up his characters mind to the readers. The official history of the war for cybertron transformers by. Oct 31, 2018, alex irvine the comic book story of baseball, clifford johnson the dialogues, and peter tomasi the bridge answer these questions and more with travis langley daredevil psychology. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Irvine first gained attention with his locus award winning 2002 novel a. Jun 25, 2018 this summer i wanna actually attempt brushing up on my lore. Bumblebee at tyger pax is an apocryphal followup story by alex irvine about how bumblebee lost his voice.
Now, for the first time, here is the thrilling saga of optimus and megatron before they were enemies, before they arrived on. Exodus, unveiling the origins of the conflictthe explosive events that unfolded before optimus and megatron arrived earthside, forever altering. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading transformers. He has also published the grail quest novel one king, one soldier 2004, and the world war iiera historical fantasy the narrows 2005. Exiles is a science fiction adventure novel by alexander c.
But these two giants werent always great leaders and bitter foes. The official history of the war for cybertron by alex irvine 2010, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. He also is the author of nonfiction books including the vertigo encyclopedia and john winchesters journal, as well as the comic series daredevil noir and hellstorm, son of satan. Exodus, and exists in the same continuity as transformers. Now, for the first time, here is the thrilling saga of optimus and megatron before they were enemies, before. The official history of the war for cybertron ebook written by alex irvine. Retribution is the 3rd and final installment of the trilogy preceeded by transformers. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.