The Bourne Sanction

By Eric Van Lustbader and Robert Ludlum

Book Overview

Jason Bourne returns to Georgetown University and the mild world of his alter ego, David Webb, hoping for normalcy. But after so many adrenaline-soaked years of risking his life, Bourne finds himself chafing under the quiet life of a linguistics professor.

Aware of his frustrations, his academic mentor, Professor Specter, asks for help investigating the murder of a former student by a previously unknown Muslim extremist sect. The young man died carrying information about the group's terrorist activities, including an immediate plan to attack the United States.

The organization, the Black Legion, and its lethal plot have also popped up on the radar of Central Intelligence, where new director Veronica Hart is struggling to assert her authority. Sensing an opportunity to take control of CI by showing Hart's incompetence, National Security Agency operatives plan to accomplish what CI never could-hunt down and kill Bourne.

In Europe, Bourne's investigation into the Black Legion turns into one of the deadliest and most tangled operations of his double life-the pursuit of the leader of a murderous terrorist group with roots in the darkest days of World War II-all while an assassin as brilliant and damaged as himself is getting closer by the minute . . .

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446539872
• ISBN13: 9780446539876
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 704 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

The Adventure Continues

Van Lustbader continues where Ludum left Jason. The first book in the series by Van Lustbader is focused on David Web and his struggle to separate his idenity from that of Jason Bourne. Of course Jason's idenity keeps getting in the way. So it's Jason that caries the story. In the next book in the series continues with Web's struggle, but Jason is still there. You must read the entire series to see who wins out. A...

Bourne never lets me down

Great book and series. Lustbader has picked up where Ludlum left off and continued a great series. One of the most suspenseful books of the series.

sanctioning the sanction

The bourne sanction is indeed the best yet of the series. I can't wait for the movie. The true fan I am I don't want to spoil it but the ending is beyond great. The Bourne Sanction is a novel that will keep you in suspense as you are taken on the journey through Europe. As with the other Robert Ludlum/Eric Van Lustbader books, there is plenty of excitement that keeps this book moving at a whirlwind pace. This is a book...

I Can't Wait For The Movie

I never thought I would love this book as much as I did. The first book written for the Jason Bourne character by Van Lustbader,was a snore feast and it wasn't very believable. This one is a hugggghhhh step up, and being a big fan of Bourne I can't wait for the next one.

Bourne to be a killer Read!

Reviewed by Nikki Pringle for Reader Views (8/08) When we catch up with Jason Bourne this time around, we find our hero doing his best to put the past behind him and move forward by living his life as his astute linguistic scholar alter-ego, David Webb. Memories of his beloved Marie and of his time spent in Project Treadstone under the direction of Alex Conklin still lurk beneath the surface. Bourne is not sure how much...