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Jason Bourne Series (abridged) Books in Order

10 books from The Bourne Identity (1980) to Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Imperative (2012). Rated 3.2 across 1,369 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Bourne Identity

    Book 1 1980 2.8 (678)

    Jason Bourne. He has no past. And he may have no future. His memory is blank. He only knows that he was flushed out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues.

  2. The Bourne Supremacy

    Book 2 1986 3.5 (197)

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An assassin with no face, no identity, and a name the world wanted to forget: Jason Bourne “A killer of a thriller.”—USA Today The basis for the award-winning major motion picture starring Matt Damon! Reenter…

  3. The Bourne Ultimatum

    Book 3 1990 3.3 (215)

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The world’s two deadliest spies face off in this thrilling conclusion to the Jason Bourne series.

  4. The Bourne Legacy

    Book 4 2004 by Eric Van Lustbader 4.1 (104)

    Jason Bourne, international assassin of deadly repute, was an identity assumed by covert agent David Webb. Retired from the CIA and now a professor at Georgetown University, Webb's life is finally his own.

  5. Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Betrayal

    Book 5 2007 by Eric Van Lustbader 4.1 (83)

    New York Times bestselling author Eric Van Lustbader bring another pulse-pounding Jason Bourne thriller as Bourne's last friend in the world goes missing and Bourne will do another to bring him home.

  6. Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Sanction

    Book 6 2008 by Eric Van Lustbader 4.2 (30)

    Jason Bourne returns to Georgetown University and the mild world of his alter ego, David Webb, hoping for normalcy—but after so many adrenaline-soaked years of risking his life, Bourne finds himself chafing under the quiet life of a…

  7. Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Deception

    Book 7 2009 4.1 (18)

    After Bourne is ambushed and nearly killed while in Indonesia, he fakes his death to take on a new identity and mission—to find out who is trying to assassinate him.

  8. Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Objective

    Book 8 2010 by Eric Van Lustbader 3.8 (18)

    Secret agent Jason Bourne spars off against a deadly agent in this action-packed thriller from a New York Times bestselling author.

  9. Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Dominion

    Book 9 2011 3.9 (18)

    Secret agent Jason Bourne faces off against his loyal friend who has proven to be his ultimate betrayer, from a New York Times bestselling author.

  10. Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Imperative

    Book 10 2012 by Eric Van Lustbader 3.8 (8)

    From a New York Times bestselling author, secret agent Jason Bourne can't help but feel connected to a man who also has amnesia—and the truth behind his identity could save Bourne's life.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Jason Bourne Series (abridged) is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.