Reading order · 3 books · 1980 to 1990 · Set around the world
Jason Bourne Books in Order
Jason Bourne is a man with no memory, pulled from the Mediterranean with bullet wounds, who discovers he may be a notorious assassin. Fast, intricate conspiracy thrillers.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 1980 to 1990
- First book
- The Bourne Identity
- Latest
- The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)
- Setting
- Set around the world
The reading order
Every Jason Bourne book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set around the world
- 1The Bourne Identity1980With Jason BourneA man with gunshot wounds and no memory is pulled from the Mediterranean.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Bourne Supremacy1986With Jason BourneSomeone is impersonating Jason Bourne in Asia, and to force the real Bourne back into the game, his wife Marie is kidnapped.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Bourne Ultimatum1990With Jason BourneJason Bourne’s old enemy, the assassin Carlos the Jackal, comes after him for a final reckoning.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum in order. The series was later continued by other writers.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jason Bourne | Marie St. Jacques | Alexander Conklin | Carlos the Jackal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Bourne Identity | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Bourne Supremacy | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor |
| 3 The Bourne Ultimatum | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Jason Bourne books
4 characters from Robert Ludlum’s chart, with the number of Jason Bourne books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jason BourneAmnesiac assassin, born David Webb | 3 | The Bourne Identity 1980 |
| Marie St. JacquesCanadian economist who becomes Bourne's wife | 3 | The Bourne Identity 1980 |
| Alexander ConklinCIA officer | 3 | The Bourne Identity 1980 |
| Carlos the JackalAssassin Bourne was created to draw out | 3 | The Bourne Identity 1980 |