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Transformers: Classified Novel Series Book 2 Named As Battle Mountain

Posted on 02-07-2012 at 11:35 AM by NIBMRatchet under Transformers Movie Toys & Products (All Transformers Movie News)

We received a word that the second book of the Transformers: Classified series is arriving later this year. Book 2 is named Battle Mountain and is written by the same writers; Ryder Windham and Jason Fry. Transformers Classified Book 2: Battle Mountain is set to release on October 9, 2012 which is nearly a year after the release of the first book; Switching Gears.

The series is aimed at “young adult” readers and is set in the Live Action Movie Continuity. As the name suggests, the book series follow untold stories of the Autobots living on earth.

Despite set in the movie continuity, the Transformers: Classified series doesn’t get the mainstream attention unlike the Exodus series. We at TFW2005 are proud to make the first announcement for both books, to the Transformers Fans. We hope to see more from the Classified series and wish the people behind the book series, all the success.

Update: You can preorder Book 2 at Amazon.

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RedAlert Rescue

Yeah I think you answered your own point their in the news post - These books don't get any attention due to them being set in the Live Action Movie Universe - I think DOTM has burnt so many bridges with fans that perhaps oddly these books may be read by more casual people outside the fanbase than by fans... which would be the opposite of say the comics.

But you never know their might be a market for this even if it is 2 years to late.

YoungPrime

Hey I bought my son the first book. He liked it to so maybe I'll buy him the sequel.

PROW

I liked the first book. It was a quick easy read. I'm hoping for good things out of the follow-up.

And as a random aside... I'm a bit surprised we haven't seen news on a Gears toy in one of these lines (unless I missed it). I would think they would have a toy to follow with the novels.

Anguirus

^ The novels are actually based on the RotF Gears toy. An interesting choice, to say the least.

Moonlight1102

I wish they would have made the decision to put the "Transformers: Classified" book series into the Aligned Continuity AND aim it towards teenage readers. It would have been a excellent opportunity to flesh out the characters and tell stories that couldn't be done in TV-Y7 children's show. What a waste of potential.

PROW

I have the ROTF Gears... but the Gears on the cover of the novel looks a lot more like the G1 Gears.

Obsidian X

My guess is we will get a Generations Gears next year.
People have been speculating that the retooled Kup toy might be intended for Gears and now Hasbro Asia will be releasing that mold as Swerve who was Gears retool back in G1, so yeah Gears next year (I would guess anyway).

Edit: Kind of unrelated though I guess. I had forgotten it was a movie-verse book and there was a toy for it. Meh, I want a Generations one instead

Grimwing

Why Settle for a peak when you can fight everything at battle mountain.

guard convoy

i didn't even know the first one came out

shows how much i pay attention

Mighty.Maximal

Looks like a fair approximation of the ROTF toy on the 1st Novel's cover.

http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/thumb/5...chinggears.jpg

Gears isn't much of a robot in disguise with that mad colour scheme he has though.

I find it funnier to see Optimus fighting a "Two Wheeler" on the new one's cover. who seems to be the Autobot Backfire or the Decepticons Reverb or Trenchmouth.

I'm leaning towards it being Reverb.

moreprimeland

Haven't seen the first one yet, but wanted to pick these up for my nephew. Thanks for the update.