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BREAKING NEWS!
WINTER-SPRING 2012
Welcome, fans, to the show that never ends! First off, apologies for not updating this site more often. Frankly, writing two novels a year is a full-time job. Plus, I have become very active on both Facebook and Twitter. In fact, if you’re not on Twitter you’re missing out on some great Tweets from me, and that’s not bragging. Here's why:
TWITTER & FACEBOOK
So far as I can tell, I’m the only novelist posting Twitter adventures. I’m doing this for both Jason Bourne and for Jack McClure. These are all-new and exclusive, apart from the books I write. In fact, the last Bourne Twitter adventure illuminates a bridge between “The Bourne Dominion” and the forthcoming “The Bourne Imperative” (more about which in a later post). To be honest, Facebook and Twitter allow me to do things the Website simply can’t, so if you’re not into these two, here’s your wake-up call. All you need do is join Facebook and Twitter, if you haven’t already, then return to this site and click on the appropriate links, which will take you to the proper spots in Cyberspace.
Writing Twitter adventures is a whole new experience for me. For those who don’t know, Twitter gives you 140 characters per Tweet (this includes spaces!), so writing each Tweet is a fascinating experiment in not only new-wave story-telling, but in syntax and contractions as well! During an adventure I post a Tweet a day, five or six days a week, until the end. Difficult and challenging, and because of that, very satisfying. I hope you think so, as well.
One of the great things about Twitter is the Hashtag. Words preceded by a # will take you to a site within Twitter that aggregates all Tweets with the same Hashtag. So, for instance, the last Bourne Twitter adventure has the Hashtag #Bourne3. If you join in the middle of an adventure, you only have to click the Hashtag to be taken to the site where all the Tweets for the adventure live, so it’s a no-brainer to catch up, or even, afterward, to read the entire adventure at once. Very cool.
THE SUMMER OF LUSTBADER!
2012 is shaping up to be the Summer of Lustbader. May sees the paperback publication of “Blood Trust,” the third novel in my Jack McClure series. June heralds the publication of “The Bourne Imperative,” (my seventh Bourne novel!). In July, “The Bourne Legacy” film from Universal, starring Jeremy Renner, will be released. Taking the title from my first Bourne novel, the film was written and directed by Tony Gilroy, who wrote or co-wrote all three previous Bourne films. Tony is also responsible for the brilliant “Michael Clayton,” which, like “The Bourne Legacy,” he wrote and directed. Because Universal couldn’t some to terms with Matt Damon, “Legacy” centers on another agent within Bourne’s world, expanding and commenting on it. I’m expecting great things, and so should you.
If you’re going to ask why Universal isn’t using the plot of my book, there are two answers: 1. No Matt Damon, so no Bourne for this film. 2. Go back to “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” films and let me know what in them came from Bob’s books. Hint: nada, zip, nothing. So there you go. That’s Hollywood for you. Don’t expect rational decisions from a profoundly irrational industry.
July also brings a special, limited-time e-book promotion for the Jack McClure series. The exciting details on that will be forthcoming just as soon as I have them.
September is pub time for “Father Night,” the fourth Jack McClure book. It’s the tensest, most exciting novel in the series yet, bringing with it seismic changes in the lives of Jack, Annika, and Alli.
So that’s it for now. I will try my best to update the site more often. But if you really want to keep up-to-date on the Lustbader happenings, see you on Facebook and Twitter!
ON SALE NOW
Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of terrorists planning to destroy America's most strategic natural resources—and needs the help of his longtime friend, General Boris Karpov. Karpov, the newly appointed head of Russia's most feared spy agency, FSB-2, is one of the most determined, honorable, and justice-hungry men that Bourne knows. But Karpov has made a deal with the devil. In order to remain the head of FSB-2, he must hunt down and kill Bourne. Read More
ON SALE NOW
Jack McClure and Alli Carson are back for another adventure through the shadows of power in this third installment of the New York Times bestselling series
It was once said that you must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible….Read More
Listen to an audio clip from Blood Trust.
Instant New York Times Bestseller!
The paperback of LAST SNOW leaps to #9 on the NY Times Bestseller list!
New York Times bestselling sensation Eric Van Lustbader created the legendary Nicholas Linnear of The Ninja and brought Jason Bourne into the twenty-first century. Now, Lustbader brings us Jack McClure, a street-smart ATF agent who saved the president's daughter from a criminal mastermind. Now Jack is a special advisor to President Edward Carson, and Carson's daughter, Alli, refuses to let him out of her sight. Read More
Check out the extended trailer for Last Snow.
Check out the sidebar feature in Publishers Weekly.
ON SALE NOW
Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses the death of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton. Her killing dredges up snatches of Bourne’s impaired memory, in particular the murder of a young woman on Bali who entrusted him with a strangely engraved ring—an artifact of such powerful significance that people have killed to obtain it. Now he’s determined to find the ring’s owner and purpose. But Bourne never knows what terrible acts he’ll discover he committed when he digs into the past. Read More
NOW IN PAPERBACK
After Jason Bourne is ambushed and nearly killed during a retreat on the island of Bali, he fakes his own death and takes on a new identity and mission-to find his assassin.
Across the globe, an American passenger airliner is shot down over Egypt by an Iranian missile, leaving the world to wonder if it was an accident or an act of aggression. As global outrage builds over the event, a joint-international team led by Soraya Moore, a director at Central Intelligence, is assembled to investigate the attack before the situation can escalate into more violence. Read More
Eric Van Lustbader’s riveting series of thrillers immerse readers in the world of Eastern philosophy, martial arts, and unrelenting Ninja action. Follow Nicholas Linnear as he fights the epic battles for his honor and his life in THE KAISHO, FLOATING CITY, and SECOND SKIN. Read More
Instant New York Times Bestseller! Over 300,000 copies in print!
Watch the trailer!
Click here to watch a video trailer for First Daughter.
"Rarely have I read a book that grabs you so fast in the opening scene (and, oh, how it grabs!), then keeps up the pace until the very last page. Goodbye, sleep; hello, First Daughter."
Follow Eric:
What's on my IPod:
What's on My Night Table:
The Pop Matrix
WINTER-SPRING 2012
Welcome, fans, to the show that never ends! First off, apologies for not updating this site more often. Frankly, writing two novels a year is a full-time job. Plus, I have become very active on both Facebook and Twitter. In fact, if you’re not on Twitter you’re missing out on some great Tweets from me, and that’s not bragging. Here's why:
TWITTER & FACEBOOK
So far as I can tell, I’m the only novelist posting Twitter adventures. I’m doing this for both Jason Bourne and for Jack McClure. These are all-new and exclusive, apart from the books I write. In fact, the last Bourne Twitter adventure illuminates a bridge between “The Bourne Dominion” and the forthcoming “The Bourne Imperative” (more about which in a later post). To be honest, Facebook and Twitter allow me to do things the Website simply can’t, so if you’re not into these two, here’s your wake-up call. All you need do is join Facebook and Twitter, if you haven’t already, then return to this site and click on the appropriate links, which will take you to the proper spots in Cyberspace.
Writing Twitter adventures is a whole new experience for me. For those who don’t know, Twitter gives you 140 characters per Tweet (this includes spaces!), so writing each Tweet is a fascinating experiment in not only new-wave story-telling, but in syntax and contractions as well! During an adventure I post a Tweet a day, five or six days a week, until the end. Difficult and challenging, and because of that, very satisfying. I hope you think so, as well.
One of the great things about Twitter is the Hashtag. Words preceded by a # will take you to a site within Twitter that aggregates all Tweets with the same Hashtag. So, for instance, the last Bourne Twitter adventure has the Hashtag #Bourne3. If you join in the middle of an adventure, you only have to click the Hashtag to be taken to the site where all the Tweets for the adventure live, so it’s a no-brainer to catch up, or even, afterward, to read the entire adventure at once. Very cool.
THE SUMMER OF LUSTBADER!
2012 is shaping up to be the Summer of Lustbader. May sees the paperback publication of “Blood Trust,” the third novel in my Jack McClure series. June heralds the publication of “The Bourne Imperative,” (my seventh Bourne novel!). In July, “The Bourne Legacy” film from Universal, starring Jeremy Renner, will be released. Taking the title from my first Bourne novel, the film was written and directed by Tony Gilroy, who wrote or co-wrote all three previous Bourne films. Tony is also responsible for the brilliant “Michael Clayton,” which, like “The Bourne Legacy,” he wrote and directed. Because Universal couldn’t some to terms with Matt Damon, “Legacy” centers on another agent within Bourne’s world, expanding and commenting on it. I’m expecting great things, and so should you.
If you’re going to ask why Universal isn’t using the plot of my book, there are two answers: 1. No Matt Damon, so no Bourne for this film. 2. Go back to “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” films and let me know what in them came from Bob’s books. Hint: nada, zip, nothing. So there you go. That’s Hollywood for you. Don’t expect rational decisions from a profoundly irrational industry.
July also brings a special, limited-time e-book promotion for the Jack McClure series. The exciting details on that will be forthcoming just as soon as I have them.
September is pub time for “Father Night,” the fourth Jack McClure book. It’s the tensest, most exciting novel in the series yet, bringing with it seismic changes in the lives of Jack, Annika, and Alli.
So that’s it for now. I will try my best to update the site more often. But if you really want to keep up-to-date on the Lustbader happenings, see you on Facebook and Twitter!
ON SALE NOW
Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of terrorists planning to destroy America's most strategic natural resources—and needs the help of his longtime friend, General Boris Karpov. Karpov, the newly appointed head of Russia's most feared spy agency, FSB-2, is one of the most determined, honorable, and justice-hungry men that Bourne knows. But Karpov has made a deal with the devil. In order to remain the head of FSB-2, he must hunt down and kill Bourne. Read More
ON SALE NOW
Jack McClure and Alli Carson are back for another adventure through the shadows of power in this third installment of the New York Times bestselling series
It was once said that you must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible….Read More
Listen to an audio clip from Blood Trust.
Instant New York Times Bestseller!
The paperback of LAST SNOW leaps to #9 on the NY Times Bestseller list!
New York Times bestselling sensation Eric Van Lustbader created the legendary Nicholas Linnear of The Ninja and brought Jason Bourne into the twenty-first century. Now, Lustbader brings us Jack McClure, a street-smart ATF agent who saved the president's daughter from a criminal mastermind. Now Jack is a special advisor to President Edward Carson, and Carson's daughter, Alli, refuses to let him out of her sight. Read More
Check out the extended trailer for Last Snow.
Check out the sidebar feature in Publishers Weekly.
ON SALE NOW
Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses the death of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton. Her killing dredges up snatches of Bourne’s impaired memory, in particular the murder of a young woman on Bali who entrusted him with a strangely engraved ring—an artifact of such powerful significance that people have killed to obtain it. Now he’s determined to find the ring’s owner and purpose. But Bourne never knows what terrible acts he’ll discover he committed when he digs into the past. Read More
NOW IN PAPERBACK
After Jason Bourne is ambushed and nearly killed during a retreat on the island of Bali, he fakes his own death and takes on a new identity and mission-to find his assassin.
Across the globe, an American passenger airliner is shot down over Egypt by an Iranian missile, leaving the world to wonder if it was an accident or an act of aggression. As global outrage builds over the event, a joint-international team led by Soraya Moore, a director at Central Intelligence, is assembled to investigate the attack before the situation can escalate into more violence. Read More
Instant New York Times Bestseller! Over 300,000 copies in print!
Watch the trailer!
Click here to watch a video trailer for First Daughter.
"Rarely have I read a book that grabs you so fast in the opening scene (and, oh, how it grabs!), then keeps up the pace until the very last page. Goodbye, sleep; hello, First Daughter."
-Jeffrey Deaver,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Broken Window
New York Times bestselling author of
The Broken Window
Follow Eric:
What's on my IPod:
- Black Tie Dynasty - Down Like Anyone
- Tokyo Black Star - Black Ships
- Chairlift - Does You Inspire You
- Birds of Tokyo - Universes
- Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
- Black Tape For A Blue Girl - Ashes in the Brittle Air
- Stripmall Architecture - We Were Flying Kites
- Paloma Faith - Do You Want The Truth...
- Mew - No More Stories Are Told...
- Emilie Autumn - Opheliac
- Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyes Peas
- Tulips (Club Version) - Bloc Party
- Sleeper In The Valley - Laura Veirs
- Seawall - Black Tie Dynasty
- Poker Face (Dj Mrak ft. Dj Evro Star Remix 2009) - Lady Gaga
- Drumming Song (Jack Beats Remix) - Florence + The Machine
- Redeye - Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
- New Terrain - Mew
- It Sounds Like Love (But It Looks Like Sex) - Zeromancer
- Ain’t No Life - Pilot Speed
What's on My Night Table:
- Tomorrow in the Battle Think On Me - Javier Marías
- Basho - The Complete Haiku - Matsuo Basho
- The Master of Rain - Tom Bradby
- 2666 - Roberto Bolaño
- The Outsider - Colin Wilson
- Once A Dancer - Allegra Kent
- A Criminal History of Mankind - Colin Wilson
- Chaos and Night - Henry de Montherlant
The Pop Matrix
| HOT | NOT |
| 30 Rock (still) | HBO on Sunday Nights (still!) |
| The Good Wife | Reality TV (still!) |
| Elin Nordegren (Talk about the good wife!) | Tiger Woods (sob!) |
| Inglourious Basterds | Star Trek (2009) |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | What Happens In Vegas |
| 2666 | The Ghost Writer |
| Lady Gaga | Rihanna |
| Portia de Rossi | Snooki |
