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'''The Bourne Ascendancy''' is the twelfth novel in the Bourne series and ninth by [[Eric Van Lustbader]].  It was released on May 22, 2014, as a sequel to ''[[The Bourne Retribution]]'' and was followed up with ''[[The Bourne Enigma]]''.
'''The Bourne Ascendancy''' is the twelfth novel in the Bourne series and ninth by [[Eric Van Lustbader]]. It was released on May 22, 2014, as a sequel to ''[[The Bourne Retribution]]'' and was followed by ''[[The Bourne Enigma]]''.
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''The Bourne Ascendacy'' American hardback edition
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot summary ==
In this thrilling and absorbing new novel Jason Bourne is faced with an impossible mission. He 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.
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, but 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.
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.
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 choice: save Soraya and her daughter, or save the President.
Bourne must make a monstrous choice: save Soraya and her daughter, or save the President.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
Sidney Williams of thebigthrill.org commented, "ASCENDANCY adds an important layer to the Bourne canon, and I’m very proud of this. During the course of the story, we learn so much more about Bourne, the person, than we ever have before."
Sidney Williams of The Big Thrill commented, "Ascendancy adds an important layer to the Bourne canon, and I'm very proud of this. During the course of the story, we learn so much more about Bourne, the person, than we ever have before."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Sidney|title=Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Ascendancy by Eric Van Lustbader|url=http://www.thebigthrill.org/2014/05/robert-ludlums-tm-the-bourne-ascendancy-by-eric-van-lustbader/|website=The Big Thrill|date=May 31, 2014}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
Williams,Sydney (2014-05-31) [http://www.thebigthrill.org/2014/05/robert-ludlums-tm-the-bourne-ascendancy-by-eric-van-lustbader/ Review: Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Ascendancy] thebigthrill.org

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Latest revision as of 07:10, 31 August 2023

The Bourne Ascendancy
AuthorRobert Ludlum (Series creator)
Eric Van Lustbader
LanguageEnglish
SeriesJason Bourne
GenreSpy, thriller
PublisherGrand Central Publishing (US)
Publication date
June 10, 2014
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages454 Pages pp (first edition)
ISBN1455577537
Preceded byThe Bourne Retribution 
Followed byThe Bourne Enigma 

The Bourne Ascendancy is the twelfth novel in the Bourne series and ninth by Eric Van Lustbader. It was released on May 22, 2014, as a sequel to The Bourne Retribution and was followed by The Bourne Enigma.

Plot summary

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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, but 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 choice: save Soraya and her daughter, or save the President.

Reception

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Sidney Williams of The Big Thrill commented, "Ascendancy adds an important layer to the Bourne canon, and I'm very proud of this. During the course of the story, we learn so much more about Bourne, the person, than we ever have before."[1]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Sidney (May 31, 2014). "Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Ascendancy by Eric Van Lustbader". The Big Thrill.
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