WFounded in 2000 by Sven Harvey, Auto Assembly was a Transformers convention held in Birmingham, UK and run by the science-fiction fan organisation Infinite Frontiers. The first event was held in October 2000 and was held annually until the final event in 2015. The event was very originally called "The Auto-Assembly", and came to be referred to colloquially as "AA".
WTransformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel is an adaptation of the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon written by Michael Kelly. For younger readers the violence featured in the movie is scaled down considerably and the book features a different ending than the one seen in the film to avoid spoilers as the novel was released before the movie was, although this could be contributed to the fact that the novel may have been based on an earlier version of the script than the one seen in the final film.
WTransformers: Exiles is a science fiction adventure novel by Alex Irvine based on the Transformers franchise. Transformers: Exiles is the sequel to Transformers: Exodus, and exists in the same continuity as Transformers: Prime, Transformers: War for Cybertron, and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.
WTransformers: Exodus – The Official History of the War for Cybertron is a science fiction adventure novel by Alexander C. Irvine and the first installment of the History of the War for Cybertron book trilogy. It revolves around the Transformers and the origin of the war and experiences prior to it. It was believed to be a possible prequel to Transformers: Prime as noted in the book Transformers Vault and verified as such in the Transformers: Prime episode "One Shall Rise part 3", which references the entire book as part of a flashback into the way the war between the Autobots and Decepticons began. Exodus explores the backgrounds of Optimus Prime and Megatron within the Prime universe, showing how they came to be the leaders of their respective factions. The book also delves more heavily into the mythology of other well-known aspects of the Transformers characters and locations, such as Alpha Trion and The Fallen, whose original name is revealed in this story for the first time as Megatronus. It received two sequels, Transformers: Exiles and Transformers: Retribution, both chronicling the Autobots and Decepticons' subsequent voyage following the titular exodus of Cybertron, and various adventures before finally arriving on Earth.
WTransformers: Ghosts of Yesterday is a science fiction novel written by Alan Dean Foster. Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday is a prequel to the Michael Bay Transformers film. It is based on a story by David Cian.
WTransformers: Retribution is a science fiction adventure novel by David J. Williams and Mark S. Williams. It is final installment of the History of the War for Cybertron trilogy, consisting of Transformers: Exodus, and Transformers: Exiles, and exists in the same continuity as Transformers: Prime and Transformers: War for Cybertron. It differs in some respects from the previous installments in the trilogy, mostly in bringing the series closer to matching the established lore of Transformers: Prime.
WTransformers: The Covenant of Primus is a companion novel to the Aligned continuity of the Transformers franchise, which includes the Transformers: Prime animated series. The term Covenant of Primus also describes an artifact featured in several continuities of the Transformers franchise, beginning with Beast Wars: Transformers, as well as an organization that was featured in storyline for the Botcon fan convention.
WTransformers: The Ride 3D is a 3D dark ride located at Universal Studios Singapore, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Beijing. The ride, based on the Transformers film franchise, was designed by Universal Creative, Oceaneering International, and Industrial Light & Magic. Each installation is reported to have cost US$100 million. Universal Studios Singapore was the first to open the ride.
WTransformers: The Veiled Threat is a science fiction novel set in between the events of the 2007 movie Transformers and its 2009 sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Alan Dean Foster, author of another Transformers novel and the novelizations of both movies, is the author of this novel also. The 304 page paperback novel was released April, 2009. Foster is an established science fiction writer, having written many novels for both original and existing media properties such as Aliens, Star Trek, and Star Wars.