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Robert Ludlum Books in Order

8 series including Jason Bourne Series, Covert-One Series 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.

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
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Bourne Identity 1980 🎬 3 adaptations → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Bourne Supremacy 1986 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Bourne Ultimatum 1990 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Bourne Legacy by Eric Van Lustbader 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Bourne Sanction by Eric Van Lustbader 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader 2009 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Bourne Objective by Eric Van Lustbader 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Bourne Dominion by Eric Van Lustbader 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Bourne Imperative by Eric Van Lustbader 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Bourne Retribution by Eric Van Lustbader 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Bourne Ascendancy by Eric Van Lustbader 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 The Bourne Enigma by Eric Van Lustbader 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 The Bourne Initiative by Eric Van Lustbader 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 The Bourne Evolution by Brian Freeman 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 The Bourne Treachery by Brian Freeman 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 The Bourne Sacrifice by Brian Freeman 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 The Bourne Defiance by Brian Freeman 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 The Bourne Shadow by Brian Freeman 2024 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Bourne Vendetta by Brian Freeman 2025 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Revenge 2026 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
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1 The Hades Factor with Gayle Lynds 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Cassandra Compact with Philip Shelby 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Paris Option by Gayle Lynds 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Altman Code by Gayle Lynds 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Lazarus Vendetta by Patrick Larkin 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Moscow Vector by Patrick Larkin 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Robert Ludlum's The Arctic Event by James H. Cobb 2007 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Ares Decision by Kyle Mills 2011 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Janus Reprisal by Jamie Freveletti 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Utopia Experiment by Kyle Mills 2013 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Geneva Strategy by Jamie Freveletti 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Patriot Attack by Kyle Mills 2016 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum

Matarese Dynasty Series

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Matarese Circle 1979 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Matarese Countdown 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Blackbriar Series

0 of 1 read
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1 The Blackbriar Genesis by Simon Gervais 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum

Paul Janson Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Janson Directive 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Janson Command by Paul Garrison 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Janson Option by Paul Garrison 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Janson Equation by Douglas Corleone 2015 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum

Road to Series

0 of 2 read
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1 The Road to Gandolfo 1975 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Road To Omaha 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Scarlatti Inheritance by Robert Ludlum

Robert Ludlum Other Novels

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

Treadstone Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Treadstone Resurrection by Joshua Hood 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Treadstone Exile by Joshua Hood 2021 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Treadstone Transgression by Joshua Hood 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Treadstone Rendition by Joshua Hood 2023 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series.

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