Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Ascendancy

By: Eric Van Lustbader

Narrated by: Holter Graham

Jason Bourne faces an impossible choice in this non-stop suspense thriller, written by a New York Times bestselling author.

Jason Bourne has been hired to impersonate a high-level government minister at a political summit meeting in Qatar, shielding the minister from any assassination attempts. Suddenly, armed gunmen storm the room, killing everyone but Bourne. Their target, however, isn't the minister Bourne impersonates....it is Bourne himself.

Kidnapped and transported to an underground bunker, Bourne finds himself face-to-face with an infamous terrorist named El Ghadan ("Tomorrow"). El Ghadan holds as his captive Soraya Moore, former co-director of Treadstone, and a close friend to Bourne, along with her two year old daughter.

Meanwhile, the President of the United States is in the midst of brokering a historic peace treaty between the Israelis and the Palestinians—an event that El Ghadan is desperate to prevent. He demands that Bourne carry out a special mission: kill the President.

If Bourne refuses, Soraya and her daughter will die.

Bourne must make a monstrous decision: save Soraya and her daughter, or save the President.

Critic reviews

"Eric Van Lustbader keeps the action and plot moving forward, and the tension never lets up...readers most assuredly will be gasping for breath as each eye-opening chapter unfolds."—Book Reporter on The Bourne Imperative

"In true Bourne fashion, "The Bourne Imperative" is fast-paced and full of action. There are twists and turns that even the grandest of plot detectives could not forsee."—The Daily Reporter (IA) on The Bourne Imperative

"Readers familiar with the story of Jason Bourne and Treadstone will be flipping pages as fast as they can...Van Lustbader pulls readers through the story with gusto...For series fans, a solid continuation of Bourne's story."—Booklist on The Bourne Imperative

"Established fans will find all the usual cliffhangers, hairbreadth escapes, and multiple betrayals they expect from this series."—Publisher's Weekly on The Bourne Imperative

"The twists, the nonstop action, and the multilayered plot that Ludlum fans expect are here in abundance. Fans of the Bourne films will eat this one up."—Booklist on The Bourne Dominion

"Complicated, action-packed.... it's a testament to Lustbader's skills that he can keep everyone in place and blazing away without losing track of the ongoing plot."—Publisher's Weekly on The Bourne Dominion

"Thriller addicts who love intricate webs of conspiracy mixed with an adrenaline rush of action and global adventure will snap this one up."—Library Journal on The Bourne Objective

Great Story! A Thriller!

What did you love best about Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Ascendancy?

I liked the continued action and surprises every time you turned a page.

Would you be willing to try another one of Holter Graham’s performances?

The narrator leaves something to be desired. He did not enunciate well. You could not tell where the breaks were from one moment of action to the next. His voice sounded the same on all the characters. Fire the announcer.

Any additional comments?

I would recommend this for all Bourne story lovers.

Not my favorite reader

An interesting story but listening to this reader was something akin to gmgu get ails on a chmhakk board.

Lustbader is no Ludlum

some of the more explicit material was unnecessary. miss the actual Robert Ludlum stories. The original Bourne series was far more compelling of stories.

Another Typical Bourne Novel

A fast-paced spy novel. Bourne and his girlfriend, Sara, are amazing. Think on their feet. Unafraid of any obstacle. On the other hand, I found Sarai and her daughter, Sonia, to be far less interesting. I understand that a two-year old would not respond well in a prison setting but just didn't think that they added much to the story except for putting more pressure on Bourne. Apparently Bourne must have perfected teleporting, as he seemed to get from Afghanistan to Singapore to Dubai in minutes. The whole timetable of the story did not seem to be well-thought out. I also found the whiny president when he couldn't have Camilla there immediately for sex to be overdone. I don't think anyone gets to be president if they are that petulant and impatient. The bad guys were thoroughly rotten and almost caricatures rather than people. A good story but not a great one.

I found the narrator's voice for Sonia to especially grating.

Really liked it!

Exiting and educating story.
Diving in to hard an actual topics.
Well written and nice audio.
Well worth listening to.