Eric Van Lustbader
Author of Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Legacy
About the Author
Eric Van Lustbader was born in Greenwich Village, New York City in 1946. He received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Columbia College in 1968. While still in college, he began work in the entertainment industry by creating his own music production company that included work with such bands as show more Cheap Trick, Mountain, and Blue Oyster Cult. He is a writer of both thriller and fantasy novels. He has written several series including The Pearl Saga Series, The Sunset Warrior Cycle, The China Maroc Series and The Nicholas Linnear/Ninja Cycle Series. He is also the co-author of the Jason Bourne series, starting with book 4, with Robert Ludlum. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Distinction: Eric Van Lustbader wrote in the Jason Bourne series after Robert Ludlum's death; these books should be credited to Lustbader rather than to Ludlum.
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Works by Eric Van Lustbader
The Nicholas Linnear Novels: The Ninja, The Miko, and White Ninja (The Nicholas Linnear Series) (2014) 11 copies
The Bourne Trilogy Series Collection Robert Ludlum 10 Books Set (The Bourne Imperative, The Bourne Legacy, The Bourne… (2013) 6 copies
In Darkness, Angels 4 copies
Pearl Saga 1-3 2 copies
Beneath an Open Moon 1 copy
Bourne Series Collection: The Bourne Objective, the Bourne Deception, the Bourne Sanction, the Bourne Betrayal, the… (2011) 1 copy
The Bourne Identity / The Bourne Supremacy / The Bourne Ultimatum / The Bourne Legacy / The Bourne Betrayal — Author — 1 copy
Complete Jason Bourne Series (Books 1-7) (The Bourne Idenity / The Bourne Ultimatum / The Bourne Legacy / The Bourne… (2009) 1 copy
Lassorio [short story] 1 copy
Dia-san 1 copy
Dead Cat Bounce 1 copy
China Maroc 1-2 1 copy
Nicholas Linnear 1-6 1 copy
Sunset Warrior 1-5 1 copy
The Sunset Warrior 1 copy
IL TESTAMENTO DI SATANA 1 copy
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- Other names
- LUSTBADER, Eric V.
LUSTBADER, Eric - Birthdate
- 1946-12-24
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Greenwich Village, New York, USA
- Education
- Stuyvesant High School
Columbia College (BA - Sociology) - Occupations
- teacher
novelist - Relationships
- Lustbader, Victoria (wife)
- Organizations
- Cash Box
Greenwich Village Strategic Planning Committee of the City and Country School (board of trustees, executive committee, chair) - Awards and honors
- Second-Level Reiki Master
- Disambiguation notice
- Distinction: Eric Van Lustbader wrote in the Jason Bourne series after Robert Ludlum's death; these books should be credited to Lustbader rather than to Ludlum.
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This was a book club selection. I rarely read spy novels but tried to have an open mind. It turned out that it wasn't as bad as I expected, although I don't plan to continue the series.
On the positive side, lots of action and interesting plot twists. On the negative side, too many underdeveloped characters, as well as unexplained plot twists. I assume these will be addressed in later installments. For instance, why was Evan targeted by the Russians? Why was her family targeted? Who was Brenda, really? Why did she become a killing machine? What is the backstory on Lyudmila? How did she and Evan become friends? These are only some unanswered questions.
So, 3 stars... After 480 pages, I expected some resolution. Although our super agent has eliminated the present danger, she has uncovered information that reveals that the Nemesis threat run deep....stay tuned!… (more)