The Bourne Ascendancy
- Published as part of Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne; this book was written by Eric Van Lustbader.
- Published
- 22 May 2014
- Pages
- 517
- ISBN-13
- 9781409149293
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Bourne Ascendancy (2014) sits between The Bourne Retribution and The Bourne Enigma, Eric Van Lustbader's ninth Bourne novel continuing the geopolitical conspiracy template he'd built since taking over the series in 2004.
Key facts about The Bourne Ascendancy
The Bourne Ascendancy is a novel credited to Eric Van Lustbader. It has been out since 22 May 2014. The book has 517 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781409149293 to find the main one.
The Bourne Ascendancy is book 12 of 22 in the Jason Bourne series. The series has 22 published books. However, the series starts with The Bourne Identity (1980). The Bourne Revenge is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 20 January 2026.
Additionally, Eric Van Lustbader writes The Sunset Warrior Cycle, Nicholas Linnear and China Maroc, plus 4 more series. Those series sit on our science fantasy, thriller and espionage thriller shelves. Meanwhile, White Wolf is the latest published Eric Van Lustbader book on file, from 2 December 2025.
About Eric Van Lustbader
Eric Van Lustbader had already built a long career in thrillers and martial-arts-inflected adventure fiction — starting with 1980's The Ninja, which introduced his signature creation Nicholas Linnear across six bestselling novels — by the time Robert Ludlum's 2001 death opened the question of who would continue Jason Bourne. See every Eric Van Lustbader book in order.
Its place in Jason Bourne
The Bourne Ascendancy is book 12 in the Jason Bourne series. It follows The Bourne Retribution. It is followed by The Bourne Enigma. See the full Jason Bourne reading order.
Jason Bourne is a black-ops assassin found half-dead in the Mediterranean with no memory of who he is, only the physical instincts of a killer and a Swiss bank account number tattooed into his subconscious. Robert Ludlum's original trilogy (1980-1990) is a paranoid, pre-internet Cold War chase built entirely around Bourne's amnesia and his hunt for his own identity against the CIA program (Treadstone) that made him. After Ludlum's death in 2001, Eric Van Lustbader continued the character for eleven novels, moving…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781445099835
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781409149293