Paul's Web Space: Transformers: Book Guide

Transformers Book Guide

There have been many books telling the tales of the Transformers. Here is a guide to the Story-books,
read-along tapes, colouring books that tell more of the broad mythos of the Transformers outside of
the cartoon and comics! I have other Transformer books but those which don't feature an actual
story are not being covered by this guide (at this stage at least). I also don't count the collected comics or
UK Annuals because these really belong to a guide to the Transformer comics.

I've only been able to write about the books I have. Any information of other titles would
be appreciated! A key is located at the bottom of this page.

Key

The entries follow this pattern.

Following the title of the book:
Author: Who wrote the story
Artist: Who drew the pictures
The Heroic Autobots: the Autobots who appear in the story, whether in the text or just in the art.
The Evil Decepticons: as above but with the Decepticons
Then follows a brief summary of the plot
Say it again: Includes the dialogue that stands out for good or bad reasons.
Where in the World: Any references to towns or countries that locate the story somewhere in our world.
Puzzling: Gives a description of the puzzles that made the Colour and Activity books what they were.
Not evil enough: The evil plans of the Decepticons that have been toned down to make the books more kid-friendly.
Continuity: Focuses on elements in the books that seem to suggest whether they are part of one of the more common canon (comics/cartoon) or aren't. Also mentions any continuity between different books though this is rare.
Comments: Any other comments/opinions relating to the book and the story.

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Last Updated: 26 Mar 2001