TRANSFORMERS:THE VEILED THREAT NOVEL

'BETWEEN MAN AND MACHINE,
NOTHING IS EVER AS IS SEEMS.'

Life on earth has changed forever as humans and their courageous robotic allies,the Autobots,must work together to protect the planet from the destructive forces of the evil Decepticons.At the headquarters of NEST,tech sergeant Epps and captain Lennox both guard and assist cyberneticist Kaminari Ishihara and the brooding Russian Al genius Petr Andronov as they explore the differences between organics and bots.In the mean time,all around them,alliances fray,distrust grows,suspicions mount,and traitors come out of the shadows.

Optimus Prime,the powerful leader of the Autobots who is also parts of NEST,is on the defence as battles flare up from Australia to Zimbabwe.But escalating Decepticon attacks will culminate in a final confrontation from which no one man or machine will emerge unscathed.

Autobots

• Beachbreak - A new character introduced in this book. He is an Autobot who turn into a military jet ski. No toy has been made of this character yet and he dies in the book. Killed by Starscream.
• Ironhide - Pickup truck.
• Knockout - Motorcycle, one of the Scout toys from the Revenge of the Fallen toy line.
• Longarm - Tow truck.
• Optimus Prime - Semi truck.
• Ratchet - Autobot Hummer ambulance.
• Salvage - Autobot pickup truck.

  Decepticons

• Barricade - Police car
• Blademaster - A new character introduced in this book. Turns into a helicopter.
• Dead End - Car
• Dropkick - Pickup truck
• Frenzy - Head
• Kickback - A new character introduced in this book. Bulldozer. Killed by Optimus Prime.
• Macerator - A new character introduced in this book. A garbage truck. Killed by Optimus Prime.
• Payload - Anti-aircraft tank.
• Ruination - A new character introduced in this book. Osprey Helicopter.
• Swindle - Car
• Starscream - F-22 Raptor
• Trample - A new character introduced in this book. Excavator, killed.
• Tread - A new character introduced in this book Excavator, killed.