The Bourne Ultimatum
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4.1 • 37 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
A death at a funfair, and Bourne must face his nemesis...The third Jason Bourne novel from internationally bestselling author Robert Ludlum.
'The real titan of the genre is Robert Ludlum' GQ
'Watch your back 007 - Bourne is out to get you' - Sunday Times
It all starts with a cat-and-mouse chase to the death in a Baltimore funfair: the Jackal, Bourne's age-old antagonist, is back and Bourne is forced from his idyllic retirement with his wife and children to confront his enemy.
In Europe and America there are men and women whose lust for power is disguised by their positions and respectability. Their aim: to gain control at the highest level, to avenge, to destroy.
Jason Bourne has been the assassin before: now he longs for peace with his family, but the threat of the Jackal puts in jeopardy all possibility of peace...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The literary faults and stylistic excesses that characterized The Icarus Agenda , The Gemini Contenders and other of Ludlum's works are present in his latest mammoth thriller, but fans will nonetheless cheer the return of his most popular character, David Webb, aka Jason Bourne, the assassin who never was. When the international terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal penetrates his civilian identity, Webb must again assume the Bourne persona to protect his wife and small children. In their renewed struggle, the two master assassins uncover the revived existence of Medusa, the sinister alliance that originally led to the establishment of the Bourne identity. In action that moves from the U.S. to Montserrat to Paris before concluding in Moscow, Bourne and his allies prove incredibly inept, barely escaping the Jackal's traps and failing in their repeated attempts to ambush him. The Ludlum trademarks are present: improbable bloodbaths, repetitive action, stilted and off-the-point conversations and--most annoying--the use of italicized words or entire paragraphs to simulate passion. This is formula writing that delivers even less than its meager promise.
Customer Reviews
Mr
Brilliant novel. Packed with action building on from the previous two Bourne books. Completely different from the movies but fantastic none the less. This book really pulls out the tug of war between Jason Bourne and David Webb and how his wife struggles with the latter
Nice end to the Ludlum series
What you’d expect from this series, corruption, assassinations and traveling the world. While I do think this is better than the second book it definitely drags and is very long winded at times especially during the halfway mark, it picks up in the last 3rd but never quite recaptures the magic of the 1st book. Overall it’s a satisfying read, especially if you’ve read the first two books.