Bourne Fans...

[AngelsKiss]

OK people so the new Bourne book, The Bourne Legacy (written by Eric van Lustbader) is now in the stores. I saw it this morning in 1 of the bookshops here. Here is a synopsis as taken from the Amazon websiteby Publishers Weekly:

From Publishers Weekly
Veteran thriller maestro Lustbader (Black Heart, etc.) seizes the reins of Robert Ludlum's bestselling Jason Bourne series, proving that even Ludlum's death can't stop the ex-CIA operative. David Webb, a mild-mannered Georgetown professor, harbors his old Bourne identity deep within his psyche—except in moments of danger. A mysterious assassin, Khan, has targeted Webb. Seeking counsel from his old CIA handler, Alex Conklin, Webb arrives at Conklin's home to find him, along with Webb's psychiatrist and friend, Mo Panov, murdered. Unsurprisingly, it's a setup, and Webb is declared a rogue agent and the prime suspect. His only clue to the real killer is a pad of paper with a faint impression of the notation "NX 20." Meanwhile, in Reykjavik, preparations are underway for the upcoming summit on worldwide terrorism. Even the dimmest thriller reader will immediately intuit that Bourne, pursued by the world's leading intelligence agencies, will end up in Iceland confronting some evildoer out to wreak havoc on the international terror conference. And thus it comes to pass. Lustbader has wisely eschewed mimicking Ludlum's signature style—short punchy paragraphs with lots of exclamation points. His own prose, often cliche-ridden ("Khan felt as if his brain was about to explode. He was shaken to his very foundation"), is perfectly serviceable, effectively conveying the myriad cinematic hairsbreadth escapes, crosses, double crosses, explosions, furious fisticuffs and careening plot twists. It's a hearty serving of meat and potatoes action adventure, just the sort of fare that both Ludlum's and Lustbader's fans relish.

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[Drew]

this is the fourth one right??

[AngelsKiss]

this is the fourth one right??

Yep the fourth Bourne book. If any one get their hands on it before I do, your comment here would be nice :) I am still trying to decide if I should buy it or wait to get it from the library.

[Drew]

well someone just buy it read it and then lend me it, cause i find it hard to pay a gran for a book.

[AngelsKiss]

well someone just buy it read it and then lend me it, cause i find it hard to pay a gran for a book.

The thing is, it's the Hardcover that is out and usually it takes a year for them to bring out the paperback. I didn't see the price on the back of the book here but Amazon has it listed for US$18.16 so it's gonna be even more here for it.

[Drew]

no boss, hardcover, jamaican bookstores u musi mad. i will wait the year.

[Greatis]

ok so my initial comments are it will be crap based on the book before this. Ok so let's see. hmmm where can I get my hands on a copy?

[AngelsKiss]

ok so my initial comments are it will be crap based on the book before this. Ok so let's see. hmmm where can I get my hands on a copy?

I kinda think it won't be good too but I still want to read it, especially since it's written by a different author.

[Drew]

do u guys know any other books written by this dude??

[AngelsKiss]

do u guys know any other books written by this dude??

I have never read anything by him. I have seen 1 or 2 of his books in the library but they didn't interest me so I didn't bother to check them out.

[Drew]

wat kinda books were they??

[AngelsKiss]

wat kinda books were they??

Fantasy series and am not really into fantasy. Here is a summary of one of his book from Amazon:

Mistress of the Pearl (The Pearl, Book 3)


Product Description:

Kundala is Miina's world, created by that Goddess with the help of the dragons. But Miina is missing, and her people have been enslaved by the alien V'ornn. Now a savior has come, the Dar Sala-at, a messiah promised by prophecy yet unlike anyone's expectations: within the body of a beautiful young woman is the mind and spirit of a unique Kundalan female who is joined in mystical partnership with the mind and spirit of Annon Ashera, a V'ornn male, the last survivor of a noble family. Together the two adolescents have matured and merged into a new joint identity. Now their common destiny, and Kundala's, is in their own hands.

In Lustbader's richly imagined saga The Pearl, magic and science clash on an epic scale. As in the Midkemia novels of Raymond Feist, the juxtaposition shows that neither is inherently good or evil. It is the people using magic or science who give them meaning, and Lustbader has created people you will never forget:

Riane, the Dar-Sala-at; Eleana, the woman she loves twice over; Kurgan, the V'ornn usurper who raped Eleana and sired her child; Marethyn Stogggul, Kurgan's defiant sister, an artist who joins the Kundalan resistance; Marethyn's lover, chief trader Sornnn SaTrryn, who secretly helps the resistance as well; and the fabulous Krystren, the Sarakkon woman from the mysterious southern continent, who comes north on a secret mission and will change the lives of everyone she meets. All the while, the evil Sauromicians threaten the world as they seek to use banestones to bind a dragon.

With each new volume, The Pearl has bloomed and ramified like a gorgeous flowering vine. The Mistress of the Pearl is the best yet, and those who have read the previous books will find new sources of excitement and enlightenment, but this is also a great place to begin catching up with the series, as the Pearl shines ever brighter.

[AngelsKiss]

The Bourne Ultimatum, the third installment of the Bourne movie series should be out 2006:)

[Drew]

yea i knew about that. and the last spiderman should be out 2007. "its gonna be great" said tony the tiger.

[AngelsKiss]

Woooooooooooohooooooooooo
*AngelsKiss jumps up and down with a gleeful look on her face*

*She sings*
"I got the booook I got the booook"

LOl...can you tell am happy or what? Went to the library and checked out the Ludlum section and there was the book just below in the Lustbader section. :icon_mrgr

Darn but I love that library :eusa_droo

*Ak wanted to move in but they wouldnt let her :eusa_wall *

[Drew]

lol, just remember ur nice friend when u finish reading. :icon_mrgr

[AngelsKiss]

lol, just remember ur nice friend when u finish reading. :icon_mrgr
What am I suppose to do with my nice friend when am done reading? : :p

[Drew]

hmmm, i don't know, give me tha book. hmm just a simple thought.

[AngelsKiss]

hmmm, i don't know, give me tha book. hmm just a simple thought.
LMBO...I knew you were in a trance...you expect me to give your the library book? :icon_lol:

[AngelsKiss]

Ok Bourne fans...so am reding this book...Bourne Legacy. It doesn't feel like a Ludlum book, but you know what so far it's pretty good. I thought it wouldn't be so am pleasantly surprise. The nice thing is there is a twist that I wasn't expecting (now I understand the name), which may see future Bourne books and movies :)

[AngelsKiss]

I finally finish the Borune book...took a bit longer than usual, but what the heck I had to savour it:)

Yep this book is a winner in my opinion...now all you Bourne fans go get the book! :D

[TrinBarVinUSA]

do u guys know any other books written by this dude??


I have a ton of books from him :eusa_droo "The Ninja," "The Miko," "Dark Homecoming" from his Nicholas Linnear/Ninja series; Jake Maroc's "Jian" and "Shan"; The Dai-San fantasy series set after the world tries to blow itself up and most folk locked themselves under the North Pole - my favorite was "Beneath An Opal Moon" there is also "Zero" and his Tracy Richter characters which ended up as one-off's :confused: He used to write for Rolling Stone magazine :icon_excl

[nuhsenutten]

should be out 2006:)that far still....cho..da movie de tough still

[Manu]

Anext movie should be out late this year to early next year. The Bourne Ultimatum. Hopefully it will be good!