The Bourne Imperative
- Published as part of Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne; this book was written by Eric Van Lustbader.
- Published
- 5 June 2012
- Pages
- 544
- ISBN-13
- 9780446564472
- Type
- novel
About this book
The Bourne Imperative (2012) followed The Bourne Dominion and preceded The Bourne Retribution as Eric Van Lustbader's seventh entry, continuing eleven novels' worth of expanded, internationally-minded Bourne plotting.
Key facts about The Bourne Imperative
The Bourne Imperative is a novel credited to Eric Van Lustbader. It has been out since 5 June 2012. The book has 544 pages.
We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780446564472 to find the main one.
The Bourne Imperative is book 10 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 Imperative is book 10 in the Jason Bourne series. It follows The Bourne Dominion. It is followed by The Bourne Retribution. 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 9781455513505
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780446564472