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The Bourne Legacy Eric Van Lustbader Books

ORIENTATION
For orientation purposes, the Bourne Legacy is a sequel to (Robert Ludlam's) Bourne Ultimatum. More precisely, Bourne Legacy is the fourth of the Bourne series (following Ludlam's the Bourne Identity, the Bourne Supremacy, and the Bourne Ultimatum). Subsequent (Lustbader) novels in the series are the Bourne Betrayal, the Bourne Sanction and the Bourne Deception.

THE TEASER
The Bourne Legacy begins with a detestable unnecessary flashback in which a group of Chechen rebels are killed. Like most such uses of this deplorable device, the only purpose is to snag bookstore browsers with up-front action--even though the story line is a dead end.

THE SETUP
The actual story begins with a meeting in which Stephan Spalko hires "Kahn" to assassinate David Webb (Jason Bourne), for no given reason, in fact no plausible reason ever develops. As readers of the series know, Webb/Bourne is schizophrenic--two distinct personalities in one body, with little knowledge of each other. Bourne, a CIA assassin, is nominally retired and "asleep". Webb is a linguistics professor.

Kahn shoots at Webb, barely missing him. Seeking answers, Webb tries to visit his CIA handler and friend Alex Conklin, but finds Conklin and another friend shot dead, and himself (Bourne) framed for the murder. In the meantime, Spalko is also working to release a biological agent at a peace conference in Iceland. Why? And what is the connection with Bourne? Some explanation is given--but don't expect it to make sense. This is one of those things that calls for "suspension of disbelief".

COMMENTS
The Bourne Legacy is an espionage fantasy, more-so than the original Ludlam novels. Bourne and Kahn are simply superhuman, and the vague implausible plot is secondary to the never-ending action. The plot is just an excuse for Bourne to be "on the run". As in all fantasies, "suspension of disbelief" is essential, but once you've achieved that state, the novel is a great read, although it does drag a bit at about the 7/8ths point.

VERDICT
The Bourne Legacy is certainly not the best "Bourne", nor is it the best "Lustbader". The novel has the feel of a very talented writer writing too quickly and mechanically, perhaps with a movie in mind. Yet, the flow, the suspense, and the action are so smooth, vivid and crisp that it is easy to overlook the excessive and unnecessary implausibilities and the shallowness of most characters. Caveats aside, the novel is entertaining and satisfying, which is what really counts. Moreover, even mediocre Lustbader easily tops most of the novels written by Deaver, Woods, Margolin, Bernhardt, Coben and most other "garden variety" popular authors--allowing for variations in readers' tastes. So, rating Bourne Legacy is a difficult call.

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The Bourne Legacy Eric Van Lustbader Books Reviews

Good story, jumped around a little too much. Not as good as the original three.
If you like fantastic or too fantastic, then read on. Consistancy of character is lost as Jason Bourne and the supporting cast lose their identities established by Ludlum. Whilst reading I sensed that I had to familiarise myself with a new set of characters, who are behaving out of 'character'. Past loyalties are conveniently forgotten and some of the historic links are tenuous. Eric should have just created a new 'hero', who unlike the original Jason, gets beaten to a pulp in most encounters and somehow manages to fend off evil with a quick box to the ears. Ludlum erred on the side of realism - von Luststraberbaderem wants us to take many leaps of faith in one chapter. 3 stars because contemporary conflicts are woven into the backdrop - else two stars would be a bonus. A potentially good yarn spoilt by pandering to a potential Hollywood script.
i really liked this book. bourne is moved up in time. i loved that he has this son, that he's married and has his other children. the story was exciting with a good ending. however the books go down hill after this one. this new writer has no talent for writing about a hero that has a wife and children. the writer kills off the wife and makes jason completely abandon his children. i was very disappointed. i kept waiting for jason's children to be mentioned, and even for his asian son to be brought back in, or at least mentioned. i was very disappointed. i don't recommend any of the books after THE BOURNE LEGACY.
One thing this book is not short on is action. Poor, aging Bourne, spends a good 600-pages running, shooting, fighting, and being tortured - a bit too much actually! I also kept wondering what on earth his poor family was going through since he only phoned them to tell them to run for safety; thereafter we never hear of them again and Jason Bourne doesn't even drop a thought in that direction. The plot, however, was very interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Van Lustbader certainly does bring some of his gory writing style to the series (from the Ninja novel) but I quite enjoy that kind of thing when it is in word-form.
It has been a while since I read Ludlum (and Lustbader). So maybe my tastes have changed. Fair enough. But I found the characters uninteresting, unbelievable (make love on a bed of broken glass to atone for sins? really? gross), and wondered if the author was paid by the word. I did not finish the book (and do not plan to).

To be fair, I am sure the book is much better than the ones I have not written.

To those who do like it, great!
I bought "The Bourne Betrayal' without realizing it was written by Eric Lustbader. When I did realize it, I was so disappointed because I couldn't imagine a "new" writer doing the series justice. It took me YEARS to finally read it. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED!!! Upon finishing it, I immediately went to the store and bought all of the books between Ludlum's last and "The Bourne Betrayal". I've enjoyed every one. My only complaint is the author's repeated use of "d'you" no matter the nationality of the character speaking. I find it very distracting if the character is anything other than American and it kind of throws me out of the story while I go back to see who was speaking.
ORIENTATION
For orientation purposes, the Bourne Legacy is a sequel to (Robert Ludlam's) Bourne Ultimatum. More precisely, Bourne Legacy is the fourth of the Bourne series (following Ludlam's the Bourne Identity, the Bourne Supremacy, and the Bourne Ultimatum). Subsequent (Lustbader) novels in the series are the Bourne Betrayal, the Bourne Sanction and the Bourne Deception.

THE TEASER
The Bourne Legacy begins with a detestable unnecessary flashback in which a group of Chechen rebels are killed. Like most such uses of this deplorable device, the only purpose is to snag bookstore browsers with up-front action--even though the story line is a dead end.

THE SETUP
The actual story begins with a meeting in which Stephan Spalko hires "Kahn" to assassinate David Webb (Jason Bourne), for no given reason, in fact no plausible reason ever develops. As readers of the series know, Webb/Bourne is schizophrenic--two distinct personalities in one body, with little knowledge of each other. Bourne, a CIA assassin, is nominally retired and "asleep". Webb is a linguistics professor.

Kahn shoots at Webb, barely missing him. Seeking answers, Webb tries to visit his CIA handler and friend Alex Conklin, but finds Conklin and another friend shot dead, and himself (Bourne) framed for the murder. In the meantime, Spalko is also working to release a biological agent at a peace conference in Iceland. Why? And what is the connection with Bourne? Some explanation is given--but don't expect it to make sense. This is one of those things that calls for "suspension of disbelief".

COMMENTS
The Bourne Legacy is an espionage fantasy, more-so than the original Ludlam novels. Bourne and Kahn are simply superhuman, and the vague implausible plot is secondary to the never-ending action. The plot is just an excuse for Bourne to be "on the run". As in all fantasies, "suspension of disbelief" is essential, but once you've achieved that state, the novel is a great read, although it does drag a bit at about the 7/8ths point.

VERDICT
The Bourne Legacy is certainly not the best "Bourne", nor is it the best "Lustbader". The novel has the feel of a very talented writer writing too quickly and mechanically, perhaps with a movie in mind. Yet, the flow, the suspense, and the action are so smooth, vivid and crisp that it is easy to overlook the excessive and unnecessary implausibilities and the shallowness of most characters. Caveats aside, the novel is entertaining and satisfying, which is what really counts. Moreover, even mediocre Lustbader easily tops most of the novels written by Deaver, Woods, Margolin, Bernhardt, Coben and most other "garden variety" popular authors--allowing for variations in readers' tastes. So, rating Bourne Legacy is a difficult call.

> Click on “Stoney” just below the product title to see my other reviews, or leave a comment to ask a question.