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Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Sanction | 
| Author: Eric Van Lustbader
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 390
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.9
ISBN: 0446539864
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446539869
ASIN: 0446539864
Publication Date: July 29, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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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 . . .
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 The Bourne Sanction August 16, 2008
This book is terribly written. It is both boring and trite, and tries very hard to imitate what Ludlum has previously written. Don't bother to buy!
 Not so good August 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've read all the Jason Bourne books, but just didn't enjoy this one. It might have helped if I had read The Bourne Betrayal just prior to reading this book, but I found the book confusing. It refereed to things and characters from previous books with not enough reference or reminders to put these things in context.
The storyline was also weak. They did all come together at the end of the book, but it felt contrived and forced. Maybe the author took two ideas for a book and squished them into one? I just didn't enjoy the book.
 This is the best of the Lustbader-Bourne novels to date... August 12, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Since Mr. Van Lustbader isn't trying to re-invent the wheel here (and let's face it: he'd be stupid to even try), he has taken on quite a daunting task of picking up where Ludlum left off with his most beloved character: Jason Bourne/David Webb. The Bourne Legacy was actually pretty good--as long as you weren't Hell Bent on directly comparing it to the Ludlum-written Bourne novels. The Bourne Betrayal slipped a bit, but was still fun to read...but with The Bourne Sanction, we have the best of the post-Ludlum Bourne novels to date.
We ALL miss Ludlum...no question about it, but if you have read some of the novels that have come out PRETENDING to be written BY Ludlum since his death, you KNOW what a tragic mistake it can be to pretend that years after his demise, Ludlum was pumping out thrillers seemingly left-and-right. Not that all of them were bad, mind you--in fact, a few were downright fantastic-even compared directly with some of Ludlums best work...unfortunately, a few suffered with writing that was sub-par at best. Then there are those who pick up the baton from a great author, whether it be officially sanctioned by the estate of the dead writer or not, and attempt to pen a continuation of novels featuring the same characters and themes and more likely than not, the end result is an abysmal failure (just read the Dune prequels by Kevin J. Anderson and Frank Herberts son if you need a good example). With Eric Van Lustbader, we have a different situation altogether it would seem. Eric wisely decided to take the character of Jason Bourne/David Webb and write a thriller on HIS terms, not even trying to copy Ludlum's style in the least. In this, I must say, Eric made the right choice.
These three Bourne books have been injected with new--and different life and more than a few ounces of spilled blood. I found myself enjoying these stories quite a bit, and for a brief--albeit VERY brief time--almost forgot about Robert Ludlum. The Bourne Sanction is well written with great established characters as well as fantastic new one's, most of which are downright horrible--but in a GOOD way (if that makes any sense). While I personally haven't read anything else by Mr. Van Lustbader, after 3 well-done Bourne novels, I must admit that I am searching out his other books in earnest. Honestly, I can't think of a better compliment than that. Just remember that these post-Ludlum Bourne novels aren't TRYING to pretend to BE Ludlum books, do that and I believe you will have a wonderful journey ahead of you. Good luck!
 The Return of Bourne! August 6, 2008
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
Jason Bourne has returned to the university life as David Webb. He
encounters Moira Trevor who is attempting to hire Bourne as chief of
security at NextGen Energy Solutions a major port at Long Beach. She is
being investigated by the CI.In the meantime Professor Spector asks Jason
Bourne to investigate the death of a former student Pyotr Zilber. Spector
tells Bourne about the existance of a group called the Black Legion. This was a former Nazi group who operated during World War II. This group is now an Islamic terrorist group. The head of the Black Legion is Semion
Icoupov.There is a ne head of CI named Veronica Hart. She is fighting off
attempts to overthrow her. There is an element within CI who wants to hunt down Jason Bourne and assassinate him. Bourne also has to contend with a deadly assassin named Leonid Arkadin. All of this makes for an action packed book.
 Bourne lives on August 4, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I completely enjoyed Mr. Van Lustbader's latest offering in the ongoing Jason Bourne saga. In this novel, Bourne is pitted against a particularly ruthless killer named Arkadin, whom I hope to see more of in the future. In all, the story is very fast-paced and entertaining, even if it seems to get a little complicated in parts. But the author does an excellent job of tying it all together. The action sequences are fascinating, specifically, the fight scenes. Jason Bourne is definitely not someone you want to pick a fight with. Thank you, Mr. Van Lustbader, for picking up where Mr. Ludlum left off and continuing the adventures of this fascinating character. I know some loyal Ludlum fans have been dissatisfied with the new Bourne novels; mostly, I think, because they can't see anyone else writing these stories but Robert Ludlum. But I think we have a very satisfying passing of the torch, and I think Mr. Van Lustbader has adopted Mr. Ludlum's favorite son quite nicely.
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