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Re-enter the shadowy world of Jason Bourne, an expert assassin still plagued by the splintered nightmares of his former life.
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Jason Bourne takes a mission to rescue his only friend in the CIA, Martin Lindros, who disappeared in Africa while tracking nuclear material. Bourne agrees to help track the money trail of the terrorists, but soon suffers from confusing flashbacks of unfamiliar places and events. Is someone brainwashing him in order to throw him off the trail? Worse still, is the man he saved really Martin Lindros? Now Bourne is on his own - gathering evidence, while trying to stay one step ahead of the terrorists who are determined to destroy the USA...
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As with all the previous Bourne books, "Identity", "Supremacy", "Ultimatum" and "Legacy", the Betrayal is a gripping read. The reason I gave it four stars rather than five is that I found it difficult and slightly off putting, getting my head and tongue around all the foreign names of characters. I also purchased The Bourne Sanction and The Bourne Deception. I will review these books when they are read. If you thought the Bourne films with Matt Damon were good then you will love the books because they are in a different league. The films come nowhere near telling the stories the books portray. If you don't have any and are an avid reader, then I would advise buying the whole set of Bourne books. Your bookshelves will love you for it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I enjoyed this marginally more than the previous book in the series (The Bourne Legacy). Having said that Lustbader's action pieces are still occasionally hard to understand, and Bourne's face-swopping thing was quite frankly ridiculous.
Thankfully the good far outweighs the bad. 'Betrayal' contains a clever, intricate plot with lots of twists and surprises. It's never completely clear how the book will end. The locations are also very nice. I really enjoyed reading about Ethopia, Turkey, and the Ukraine. The lenghty foot chase through Odessa was the highlight of the book for me.
One thing Lustbader does better than Ludlum is villains. Carlos aside, I can't remember much in the way of villains in the first three books. In this entry there are lots of different threats to Bourne, all with distinct names and personalities and varying motivations. The lenghthy Arabic names are sometimes annoying but it's only a minor complaint.
The timeline of these latest two books doesn't mesh all that well with the first three, most glaringly Bourne's age. You just have to use your imagination though to get past it (which is part and parcel of reading books anyway). Lustbader writing about a 60 year old spy with knee trouble wouldn't have been nearly as much fun to follow. It's much easier to simply pretend Bourne was younger than stated in the original trilogy and get on with it.
Thankfully the good far outweighs the bad. 'Betrayal' contains a clever, intricate plot with lots of twists and surprises. It's never completely clear how the book will end. The locations are also very nice. I really enjoyed reading about Ethopia, Turkey, and the Ukraine. The lenghty foot chase through Odessa was the highlight of the book for me.
One thing Lustbader does better than Ludlum is villains. Carlos aside, I can't remember much in the way of villains in the first three books. In this entry there are lots of different threats to Bourne, all with distinct names and personalities and varying motivations. The lenghthy Arabic names are sometimes annoying but it's only a minor complaint.
The timeline of these latest two books doesn't mesh all that well with the first three, most glaringly Bourne's age. You just have to use your imagination though to get past it (which is part and parcel of reading books anyway). Lustbader writing about a 60 year old spy with knee trouble wouldn't have been nearly as much fun to follow. It's much easier to simply pretend Bourne was younger than stated in the original trilogy and get on with it.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I originally bought the first three of the Bourne books as a result of my great liking of the new films of the same name; indeed, I have always been under the impression that a greater appreciation of a given story can be attained from the reading of a book than its corresponding film. Suffice to say I adored the first two novels - Identity and Supremacy - but somehow felt that the third of the series lacked a little something.
I nearly refrained from purchasing the Van Lustbader Bourne books from fear that they would be nothing more than stretching the story, as is not unheard of within television shows these days. But upon reading The Bourne Betrayal I found that this was by no means the case: I found the story to be absolutely fantastic! A brilliantly written and immersive spy-thriller, with a substantial, and what I believe to be inspired, twist in the plot.
I have noticed some of my fellow reviewers expressing dissappointment in the techniques and style with which the book was written, which is their prerogative, but personally I would argue that these are merely a result of a new author, and though it is true that certain differences can be noticed I feel that - yes, the style of the writing features a few differences from the originals, but further that Van Lustbader's take on the story of Jason Bourne is superb in its own right and ever remains true to the original novels.
An excellent read :)
I nearly refrained from purchasing the Van Lustbader Bourne books from fear that they would be nothing more than stretching the story, as is not unheard of within television shows these days. But upon reading The Bourne Betrayal I found that this was by no means the case: I found the story to be absolutely fantastic! A brilliantly written and immersive spy-thriller, with a substantial, and what I believe to be inspired, twist in the plot.
I have noticed some of my fellow reviewers expressing dissappointment in the techniques and style with which the book was written, which is their prerogative, but personally I would argue that these are merely a result of a new author, and though it is true that certain differences can be noticed I feel that - yes, the style of the writing features a few differences from the originals, but further that Van Lustbader's take on the story of Jason Bourne is superb in its own right and ever remains true to the original novels.
An excellent read :)
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Bourne books
Book five still keeping me reading again and again in case I miss a bit.This guy has a remarkable talent for telling a good tale.
Published 1 month ago by Theo Saurus
Laughable plot & poor e-book
OK - I'm unfortunately used to typographical errors in e-books but this takes the biscuit. That aside, the plot is ridiculous and the poor research done by the author further... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. A. James
Good reading
yet another classic in the Bourne series, and it was well worth the wait to get the book and when I read it again I couldnt wait to get the next one.
Published 9 months ago by TonyO
bourne collection
This book was a gift for my son he has most of Robert Ludlum`s books in the bourne collection he loves them.
Published 11 months ago by Andrea Souter
Loved the Movies? Read the Books
If you loved the Bourne Movies, you have got to read the books.
With Ludlum's untimely death, Eric Van Lustbader has taken on the mantle as 'the chronicler of Bourne'. Read more
With Ludlum's untimely death, Eric Van Lustbader has taken on the mantle as 'the chronicler of Bourne'. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2010 by John Bell
A Disappointing Read
Although this was action packed, it ended up by leaving me cold and very disappointed. This was clearly written as a screenplay first and a novel second. Read more
Published on 4 May 2009 by Mr. Frank Sanders
What's the problem?
Just evening out the score a little.
I have'nt read the original trilogy, but coming to this from the films I really can't see what the issues are. Read more
I have'nt read the original trilogy, but coming to this from the films I really can't see what the issues are. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2009 by Chris Morse
Exciting, good read but not Ludlum
Lustbader continues the Bourne story assuming a Bond like immortality and in a similar manner to Bond films this is a slightly different Bourne. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by M. Wilkinson
a letdown
None of the strength and pace of Robert Ludlums work. To me a poor effort at cashing in on the name "Bourne", and providing further stories for the film series. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 2008 by myrydyn
An insult to the Ludlum legend
Why the Ludlum estate allows this author to destroy Robert Ludlum's greatest character is beyond me. It is such a shame. Read more
Published on 25 July 2008 by richard Brown
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