Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Initiative (Bourne Series #14)

by Eric Van Lustbader

Overview

Jason Bourne returns in this stunning new thriller from Eric Van Lustbader, continuing Robert Ludlum's classic series.

General Boris Karpov, head of the feared Russian FSB, is dead. But Karpov has reached out from the grave with an unstoppable cyber operation he conceived before his murder, aimed at the heart of the United States—a way to steal the president's nuclear launch codes. Who has taken over the operation? Karpov trusted only one man: Jason Bourne. But can Bourne be working against his own country? The U.S. Government is convinced of his treason, and is doing everything in its power to kill him. Flushed from cover and gravely wounded, Bourne's only hope is to join forces with his bitterest enemy: a powerful Somali terrorist named Keyre, and his protoge, the Angelmaker. If he hopes to survive, Bourne has no choice but unravel the mystery of Karpov's last legacy—a weaponized code that may bring about the unthinkable: a violent end to America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781455597994
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	11/07/2017
Series:	Jason Bourne Series
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	594,189
Product dimensions:	4.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Eric Van Lustbader is most widely known as the New York Times bestselling author of twenty international bestselling thrillers including Ninja and Black Heart. He is also the author of two successful and highly regarded series of fantasy novels, The Sunset Warrior Cycle and The Pearl Saga. His novels have been translated into over twenty languages. www.ericvanlustbader.com Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-seven novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. There are more than 225 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. He is the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and the Jason Bourne series — The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum — among others. Mr. Ludlum passed away in March 2001. To learn more, visit www.Robert-Ludlum.com.

Editorial Reviews

06/19/2017
The prize at the center of Lustbader’s outlandish 11th entry in the late Robert Ludlum’s Bourne franchise (after 2016’s The Bourne Enigma) is a weaponized computer program developed by the late Gen. Boris Karpov, of the Russian FSB, to penetrate American defenses and gain access to the U.S. president’s nuclear codes. Since Jason Bourne, who was Karpov’s best friend, is believed to hold the key to that program, he’s sought by many powerful, dangerous people, including Somali overlord Keyre; Mala Ilves (aka the Angelmaker), a deadly killer trained by Keyre; and Gora Maslov, the head of the Russian mafia family that rules Moscow. Many characters are maimed, tortured, and killed, but Bourne, though beaten and battered by his foes, is not bested as he’s led and misled on a journey that takes him from the Aegean to Russia, Africa, the U.S., and back to Russia. No one is what they seem, and the endless deceptions reliably lead to the extravagant action scenes that are Lustbader’s hallmark. Series fans will eagerly await Bourne’s next adventure. Agent: Henry Morrison, Henry Morrison Inc. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"In the highly able hands of author Eric Van Lustbader, Bourne has seen a resurgence of terrific proportions...What Lustbader does best is to step into the shoes and skin of Jason Bourne, breathing life into a character who readers of espionage thrillers cannot get enough of. The Bourne Ascendancy will not disappoint."—BookReporter.com on The Bourne Ascendancy

"Eric Van Lustbader has once again taken the Bourne saga to another level of greatness, as The Bourne Retribution is filled with non-stop action. Fans of the superspy will find themselves rooting for him right up until the last page is turned."—Book Reporter on The Bourne Retribution

"In true Bourne fashion, "The Bourne Imperative" is fast-paced and full of action. There are twists and turns that even the grandest of plot detectives could not forsee."—The Daily Reporter (IA) on The Bourne Imperative

"The twists, the nonstop action, and the multilayered plot that Ludlum fans expect are here in abundance. Fans of the Bourne films will eat this one up."—Booklist on The Bourne Dominion

"Thriller addicts who love intricate webs of conspiracy mixed with an adrenaline rush of action and global adventure will snap this one up."—Library Journal on The Bourne Objective

From the Publisher

In true Bourne fashion, "The Bourne Imperative" is fast-paced and full of action. There are twists and turns that even the grandest of plot detectives could not forsee.

The Daily Reporter (IA) on The Bourne Imperative

Eric Van Lustbader has once again taken the Bourne saga to another level of greatness, as The Bourne Retribution is filled with non-stop action. Fans of the superspy will find themselves rooting for him right up until the last page is turned.

Book Reporter on The Bourne Retribution

In the highly able hands of author Eric Van Lustbader, Bourne has seen a resurgence of terrific proportions...What Lustbader does best is to step into the shoes and skin of Jason Bourne, breathing life into a character who readers of espionage thrillers cannot get enough of. The Bourne Ascendancy will not disappoint.

BookReporter.com on The Bourne Ascendancy

The twists, the nonstop action, and the multilayered plot that Ludlum fans expect are here in abundance. Fans of the Bourne films will eat this one up.

Booklist on The Bourne Dominion