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A review by amritesh
The Bourne Betrayal by Eric Van Lustbader, Eric Van Lustbader
5.0
Then the bullet entered his brain and then there was nothing but a terrible, all-encompassing silence.
'My name is Bond. James Bond'
While everyone I knew (who watched Hollywood movies) obsessed over the very famous James Bond, I was never really attracted towards those stories.
Instead, I got attracted towards the mysterious, brooding Jason Bourne, played brilliantly by Matt Damon. And as soon I heard that they were loosely based on books, I HAD to read them.
And Robert Ludlum! What. A. Writer. He just blew me away, with the tense writing, his complex plots, and his unique protagonists.
After Ludlum's death, Eric Van Lustbader continued the Bourne series (which were already complete by the way) and made Bourne from an ageing person, who had everything to lose at all points, into a more Bond-esque character, with no age, and not many emotional ties. Basically a different character with the same name.
It was with the certain knowledge that this was a war, and it had just begun.
This book is the second one in the Lustbader's Bourne series, and while I think I liked his first one more, this was pretty thrilling to read.
Lustbader's writing is descriptively tense, and while the villain and his goal is pretty clichéd (Islamic Fundamentalist Leader, Destroy Americaaaaa!), the plot and the characters keep you invested throughout.
'They don't make men like him anymore. He's a born killer.'
So is Bourne, Karim al-Jamil thought with a bitterness that burned like acid.
So enjoy the thrilling ride through Washington, Ras Dejen, Odessa, Ilyichevsk, Istanbul, Miran Shah, as Bourne struggles with his past and the numerous betrayals, and as the story switches between different characters, each having their own stories.
Definitely recommended.
'My name is Bond. James Bond'
While everyone I knew (who watched Hollywood movies) obsessed over the very famous James Bond, I was never really attracted towards those stories.
Instead, I got attracted towards the mysterious, brooding Jason Bourne, played brilliantly by Matt Damon. And as soon I heard that they were loosely based on books, I HAD to read them.
And Robert Ludlum! What. A. Writer. He just blew me away, with the tense writing, his complex plots, and his unique protagonists.
After Ludlum's death, Eric Van Lustbader continued the Bourne series (which were already complete by the way) and made Bourne from an ageing person, who had everything to lose at all points, into a more Bond-esque character, with no age, and not many emotional ties. Basically a different character with the same name.
It was with the certain knowledge that this was a war, and it had just begun.
This book is the second one in the Lustbader's Bourne series, and while I think I liked his first one more, this was pretty thrilling to read.
Lustbader's writing is descriptively tense, and while the villain and his goal is pretty clichéd (Islamic Fundamentalist Leader, Destroy Americaaaaa!), the plot and the characters keep you invested throughout.
'They don't make men like him anymore. He's a born killer.'
So is Bourne, Karim al-Jamil thought with a bitterness that burned like acid.
So enjoy the thrilling ride through Washington, Ras Dejen, Odessa, Ilyichevsk, Istanbul, Miran Shah, as Bourne struggles with his past and the numerous betrayals, and as the story switches between different characters, each having their own stories.
Definitely recommended.