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Robert Ludlum

Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) was an American author who has written dozens of thrillers. He is perhaps best known for his Bourne Trilogy novels, which were made into movies starring Matt Damon. Ludlum started writing in the ’70s. During that time, he was living in Leonia, New Jersey and spent hours every day writing. The lion’s share of his work was published in the ’70s. After which, he noticably slowed down. Ludlum also published novels under the pen names of Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shephard. Following his death in 2001, his characters lived on through other authors such as Eric Van Lustbader. Ludlum is now a brand name, with novels inspired by his work trademarked as “Robert Ludlum’s” novels. Below is a list of Robert Ludlum’s books (whether written by him or based on his notes) in order of publication:

Series & Books

Covert-One Series(12 books)

The Covert-One series by Robert Ludlum consists of 12 books, published between 2000 and 2016. The series begins with The Hades Factor (With: Gayle Lynds).

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The Hades Factor (By: Gayle Lynds,Robert Ludlum)(2000)

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The Hades Factor (With: Gayle Lynds)(2000)

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The Cassandra Compact (By: Robert Ludlum,Philip Shelby)(2001)

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The Cassandra Compact (With: Philip Shelby)(2001)

3

The Paris Option (By: Gayle Lynds)(2002)

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The Altman Code (By: Gayle Lynds)(2003)

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The Lazarus Vendetta (By: Patrick Larkin)(2004)

6

The Moscow Vector (By: Patrick Larkin)(2005)

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Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event (By: James H. Cobb)(2007)

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The Ares Decision(2011)

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The Ares Decision (By: Kyle Mills)(2011)

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The Janus Reprisal (By: Jamie Freveletti)(2012)

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The Utopia Experiment (By: Kyle Mills)(2013)

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The Utopia Experiment(2013)

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The Geneva Strategy (By: Jamie Freveletti)(2015)

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The Patriot Attack (By: Kyle Mills)(2016)

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The Patriot Attack(2016)

Jason Bourne Series(22 books)

The Jason Bourne series by Robert Ludlum consists of 22 books, published between 1980 and 2026. The series begins with The Bourne Identity.

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The Bourne Identity(1980)

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The Bourne Identity (By: Robert Ludlum)(1980)

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The Bourne Supremacy (By: Robert Ludlum)(1986)

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The Bourne Supremacy(1986)

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The Bourne Ultimatum(1990)

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The Bourne Ultimatum (By: Robert Ludlum)(1990)

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The Bourne Legacy (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2003)

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The Bourne Legacy(2003)

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The Bourne Betrayal (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2007)

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The Bourne Betrayal(2007)

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The Bourne Sanction (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2008)

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The Bourne Sanction(2008)

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The Bourne Deception(2009)

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The Bourne Deception (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2009)

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The Bourne Objective (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2010)

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The Bourne Objective(2010)

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The Bourne Dominion (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2011)

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The Bourne Dominion(2011)

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The Bourne Imperative(2012)

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The Bourne Imperative (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2012)

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The Bourne Retribution (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2013)

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The Bourne Retribution(2013)

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The Bourne Ascendancy (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2014)

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The Bourne Ascendancy(2014)

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The Bourne Enigma(2016)

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The Bourne Enigma (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2016)

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The Bourne Initiative(2017)

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The Bourne Initiative (By: Eric Van Lustbader)(2017)

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The Bourne Evolution(2020)

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The Bourne Evolution (By: Brian Freeman)(2020)

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The Bourne Treachery(2021)

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The Bourne Treachery (By: Brian Freeman)(2021)

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The Bourne Sacrifice (By: Brian Freeman)(2022)

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The Bourne Sacrifice(2022)

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The Bourne Defiance(2023)

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The Bourne Defiance (By: Brian Freeman)(2023)

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The Bourne Shadow (By: Brian Freeman)(2024)

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The Bourne Shadow(2024)

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The Bourne Vendetta(2025)

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The Bourne Vendetta (By: Brian Freeman)(2025)

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The Bourne Escape (By: Brian Freeman)(2025)

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The Bourne Escape(2025)

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The Bourne Revenge(2026)

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The Bourne Revenge (By: Brian Freeman)(2026)

Matarese Dynasty Series(2 books)

The Matarese Dynasty series by Robert Ludlum consists of 2 books, published between 1979 and 1997. The series begins with The Matarese Circle.

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The Matarese Circle(1979)

2

The Matarese Countdown(1997)

Paul Janson Series(4 books)

The Paul Janson series by Robert Ludlum consists of 4 books, published between 2002 and 2015. The series begins with The Janson Directive.

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The Janson Directive(2002)

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The Janson Directive (By: Robert Ludlum)(2002)

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The Janson Command (By: Paul Garrison)(2012)

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The Janson Command (As: Paul Garrison)(2012)

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The Janson Command(2012)

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The Janson Option (By: Paul Garrison)(2014)

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The Janson Option(2014)

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The Janson Option (As: Paul Garrison)(2014)

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The Janson Equation (By: Douglas Corleone)(2015)

Road to Series(2 books)

The Road to series by Robert Ludlum consists of 2 books, published between 1975 and 1992. The series begins with The Road to Gandolfo.

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The Road to Gandolfo(1975)

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The Road To Omaha(1992)

Treadstone Series(4 books)

The Treadstone series by Robert Ludlum consists of 4 books, published between 2020 and 2023. The series begins with The Treadstone Resurrection (By: Joshua Hood).

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The Treadstone Resurrection (By: Joshua Hood)(2020)

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The Treadstone Exile (By: Joshua Hood)(2021)

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The Treadstone Transgression (By: Joshua Hood)(2022)

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The Treadstone Rendition (By: Joshua Hood)(2023)