The Recurring Cast
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
  1. 1The Bourne Identity1980With Jason BourneA man with gunshot wounds and no memory is pulled from the Mediterranean.Buy on Amazon
  2. 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
  3. 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.

Who appears in each Jason Bourne book
BookJason BourneMarie St. JacquesAlexander ConklinCarlos the Jackal
1 The Bourne IdentityLLeadMMajorMMajorMMajor
2 The Bourne SupremacyLLeadMMajorMMajor·Minor
3 The Bourne UltimatumLLeadMMajorMMajorMMajor

Characters in the Jason Bourne books

4 characters from Robert Ludlum’s chart, with the number of Jason Bourne books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Jason BourneAmnesiac assassin, born David Webb3The Bourne Identity 1980
Marie St. JacquesCanadian economist who becomes Bourne's wife3The Bourne Identity 1980
Alexander ConklinCIA officer3The Bourne Identity 1980
Carlos the JackalAssassin Bourne was created to draw out3The Bourne Identity 1980