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Robert Ludlum Books in Order

8 series including Jason Bourne, Covert-One and more

★ 22 NYT bestsellers · 8 at #1 8 series 65 books Latest: Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Revenge (2026)

Publishing since 1971, Robert Ludlum has 65 books to their name. The catalogue splits into 8 series, with Jason Bourne the most substantial at 21 books. Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Revenge (2026) is the most recent addition we've catalogued.

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1 Jason Bourne 2 Covert-One 3 Matarese Dynasty 4 Blackbriar Series with Simon Gervais 5 Paul Janson 6 Road to 7 Robert Ludlum Other Novels 8 Treadstone Series with Joshua Hood

New York Times Bestsellers

22 books

Robert Ludlum has placed 22 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 407 weeks on the charts. 8 titles reached #1.

Cover of The Parsifal Mosaic
The Parsifal Mosaic
Robert Ludlum Other Novels

44 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Mar 1982

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Cover of The Matarese Circle
The Matarese Circle
Matarese Dynasty Series

40 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #1 · debuted Mar 1979

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Bestseller chart data from BestsellerStats.net — explore Robert Ludlum’s complete chart history, week by week.

Reading Order

8 series · 65 books

Jason Bourne Series

0 of 21 read
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1 The Bourne Identity 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Bourne Supremacy 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Bourne Ultimatum 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Bourne Legacy ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Bourne Betrayal ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Bourne Sanction ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Bourne Deception ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Bourne Objective ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Bourne Dominion ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Bourne Imperative ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Bourne Retribution ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Bourne Ascendancy ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Bourne Enigma ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Bourne Initiative ( By: Eric Van Lustbader) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Bourne Evolution ( By: Brian Freeman) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Bourne Treachery ( By: Brian Freeman) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Bourne Sacrifice ( By: Brian Freeman) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Bourne Defiance ( By: Brian Freeman) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 The Bourne Shadow ( By: Brian Freeman) 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 The Bourne Vendetta ( By: Brian Freeman) 2025 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Revenge 2026 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Covert-One Series

0 of 12 read
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1 The Hades Factor ( With: Gayle Lynds) 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Cassandra Compact ( With: Philip Shelby) 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Paris Option ( By: Gayle Lynds) 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Altman Code ( By: Gayle Lynds) 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Lazarus Vendetta ( By: Patrick Larkin) 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Moscow Vector ( By: Patrick Larkin) 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event ( By: James H. Cobb) 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Ares Decision ( By: Kyle Mills) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Janus Reprisal ( By: Jamie Freveletti) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Utopia Experiment ( By: Kyle Mills) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Geneva Strategy ( By: Jamie Freveletti) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Patriot Attack ( By: Kyle Mills) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Matarese Dynasty Series

0 of 2 read
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1 The Matarese Circle 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Matarese Countdown 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Blackbriar Series with Simon Gervais

0 of 1 read
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1 The Blackbriar Genesis ( By: Simon Gervais) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Paul Janson Series

0 of 4 read
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1 The Janson Directive 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Janson Command ( By: Paul Garrison) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Janson Option ( By: Paul Garrison) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Janson Equation ( By: Douglas Corleone) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Road to Series

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1 The Road to Gandolfo 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Road To Omaha 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Robert Ludlum Other Novels

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1 The Scarlatti Inheritance 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Osterman Weekend 1972 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Matlock Paper 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Trevayne (As: Jonathan Ryder) 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Rhinemann Exchange 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Cry of the Halidon (As: Jonathan Ryder) 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Gemini Contenders 1976 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Chancellor Manuscript 1977 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 The Holcroft Covenant 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Parsifal Mosaic 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 The Aquitaine Progression 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Icarus Agenda 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Scorpio Illusion 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Apocalypse Watch 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 The Prometheus Deception 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Sigma Protocol 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 The Tristan Betrayal 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Bancroft Strategy 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 The Ambler Warning 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Treadstone Series with Joshua Hood

0 of 4 read
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1 The Treadstone Resurrection ( By: Joshua Hood) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Treadstone Exile ( By: Joshua Hood) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Treadstone Transgression ( By: Joshua Hood) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Treadstone Rendition ( By: Joshua Hood) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

American novelist (1927–2001)

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