Transformers: Exiles
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| Author | Alexander C. Irvine |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Published | October 4, 2011 Del Rey Books |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Preceded by | Transformers: Exodus |
| Followed by | Transformers: Retribution |
Transformers: Exiles is a science fiction adventure novel by Alexander C. Irvine. Transformers: Exiles is the sequel to Transformers: Exodus, and existing in the same continuity as Transformers: Prime, Transformers: War for Cybertron, and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron.
Following their mass exodus from their home planet Cybertron, Optimus Prime and the Autobots are lost in deep space on board their spaceship, the Ark. The Matrix of Leadership projects a star map leading to Velocitron, one of the planets the Transformers colonized during Cybertron's golden age. When the Ark reaches Velocitron, Optimus Prime and a small group of other Autobots (including Jazz, Bumblebee, Silverbolt, and Perceptor) venture onto the planet's surface to investigate. They discover the planet is still inhabited by a population of Transformers, who have developed a culture centered on racing.
Travelling to the planet's capital city, Delta, the Autobots meet Velocitron's two rulers, Ransack and Override. The Velocitronians falsely assume the Autobots are their saviors, and Override explains their sun is reaching the end of its life and the planet is low on resources. The other Autobots land the Ark in Delta for repairs, and the Ark crew is invited to watch the Great Speedia race. Meanwhile, Ransack is approached by a shadowy figure named "777", who intrigues him by talking about Megatron and the Decepticons. Visiting the ruins of Velocitron's Space Bridge, Optimus communes with the Matrix of Leadership, which shows him a cryptic vision and leads him to a strange metal shard. Returning to Delta, he discusses the shard's significance with the other Autobots, and they discover a similar shard embedded within the Speedia winner's trophy. The Ark's repairs are mysteriously sabotaged, and Ransack and his followers try to wrest leadership from Override. As the Autobots leave in the Ark (taking two Velocitronians named Clocker and Mainspring with them), the Velocitronians begin a civil war.
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