[zcaveman]

I decided to read The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader. I am up to Chapter 6 and there are so many references to past activities that I am a little confused.

So I decided to see what the prior books were.

It seems that Robert Ludlum is the original creator of The Bourne novels. This one is labeled Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader. I looked at the list of books and see that Lustbader has written three other Bourne novels.

My question is - if I go back and read only the three Bourne books written by Eric Van Lustbader will I have the complete story as he has written it along with these refer-backs? Or do I need to go back and read all of the Robert Ludlum books about Jason Bourne also.

Z

Originally Posted by zcaveman

I decided to read The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader. I am up to Chapter 6 and there are so many references to past activities that I am a little confused.

So I decided to see what the prior books were.

It seems that Robert Ludlum is the original creator of The Bourne novels. This one is labeled Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader. I looked at the list of books and see that Lustbader has written three other Bourne novels.

My question is - if I go back and read only the three Bourne books written by Eric Van Lustbader will I have the complete story as he has written it along with these refer-backs? Or do I need to go back and read all of the Robert Ludlum books about Jason Bourne also.

Z

I had the same problem with the Eric Van Lustbader books about Jason Bourne. It seemed to me that the Ludlum books about Jason Bourne fill you in on what has occured in previous books from the series. The Lustbader books though kind of require you to go back to the first one and read it so that you can follow along.

[zcaveman]

Thanks. I decided to read the first three Lustbader books and see if that takes care of my curiosity. If not, I will read the three Ludlum books.

[nedisthatu]

did u read the other Bourne noves ???? he has a new one out also

[zcaveman]

After The Bourne Deception, I read the other three Bourne novels by Eric Van Lustbader in order and then I read the three Bourne novels by Robert Ludlum in order. I bought the Ludlum books off of the internet and I bought the three Matt Damon DVDs. As usual the DVDs are nothing like the books. Not even close!!

I am aware that there is a new Bourne novel out called The Bourne Objective by Eric Van Lustbader. It is on my list.

Thanks for letting me know though.

Z