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When he says, "[...] basic story I created [...]" does that mean this novel differs from the IDW comic? Or, if they're the same, does that mean he created what IDW are working from? Or are both IDW and Cian using a template story created by Orci and Kurtzman (and possibly Bay and Rogers)?

All of the bad editing aside, I rather enjoyed the TransFormers Novels, "Fusion", and so forth(there were spelling and grammar errors ALL OVER those books). Very gory stuff; not for light-hearted TransFans. However, I've read Alan Dean Foster's works in the Star Wars Universe, and I have to say that I am VERY excited to read what he's got coming out for TransFormers. David Cian was certainly no Hack, tho. Here's to more TransFormers Novels!

Raymond T. wrote:

Darth Bombshell wrote:

Raymond T. wrote:For a variety of reasons, while both the publisher (Del Rey) and Hasbro liked the overall story I created, they were not satisfied with my writing.

No kidding. I think the fact that the other TF books you wrote were bashed because of their writing should have told you something.

The Transformers novel that got bashed was the first one called hardwired. And that one was written by Scott Ciencin. David Cian did a pretty good job of saving the story and tried his best to tie up the horrible loose ends Ciencin had left him. And making the characters more familiar again the the later two novels. If it were up to Cian, he would have never put the Keepers in there to begin with.

took the words right out of my mouth. books 2 and 3 of that trilogy were pretty much as good as could be hoped for after that mess of a plot that ciencin left him to finish. not great, but then how could they be considering what they had to follow? meh, i would have liked to see what cian could do with the tfs when he didn't have to use someone else's crappy work as the basis for his story.

...whoops, scratch that last part, i forgot what this book's a prequel to for a second there.

How many damn prequels are there going to be this movie?
We got a comic book mini-series prequel, novel prequels, and even toy prequels. How may different ways can you tell the same story?

Cyberstrike wrote:How many damn prequels are there going to be this movie?
We got a comic book mini-series prequel, novel prequels, and even toy prequels. How may different ways can you tell the same story?

I dunno, ask the Constructicons.

That said, I liked the Trilogy and the Collection books he did. (What others am I missing?)Not sure what I think to be honest, But I don't think this story is his "style"

Faceful of place to cook food wrote:took the words right out of my mouth.

Sorry. Want me to stuff 'em back into your mouth again?