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The Bourne Supremacy | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Ludlum
Publisher: Bantam
Category: Book
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Rating:  95 reviews
Sales Rank: 11978
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: 1ST
Pages: 646
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0553263226
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553263220
ASIN: 0553263226
Publication Date: March 1, 1987
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In a Kowloon Cabaret, scrawled in a pool of blood, is a name the world wanted to forget: Jason Bourne.The Chinese vice-premier has been brutally slain by a legendary assassin. World leaders ask the same fearful questions: Why has Jason Bourne come back? Who is paying him? Who is the next to die? But U.S. officials know the shocking truth: There is no Jason Bourne. The name was created as cover for David Webb on his search for the notorious killer Carlos. Someone else has taken the Bourne identity--and unless he is stopped, the world will pay a devastating price. So Jason Bourne must live again. Once again, Webb must utilize his lethal skills--because once again, like a nightmare relived, the woman he loves is suddenly torn from his life. To find her, trap his own impostor, and uncover an explosive secret plan, Webb must lauch a desperate oddyssey into the espionage killing fields. But this time, survival will not be enough. This time Bourne must reign supreme.
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Great book December 13, 2008
S. Leach (Missouri City, TX, USA)
The movie can't hold a candle to the book. The web of events is so well woven and you never know what will happen next. A great read- but be sure you have time because you won't want to put it down!
 Different from the movie December 8, 2008
S. Rose
I have just about finished the trilogy that this book is the second of. They are very different from the movies. In fact, it is as if the movies just had the same character names and were just inspired by the books but have a different story all together.
The books are a little slower reading then some of the more current books in the genre but I like the change of pace.
Excellent Bourne book September 16, 2008
John Sileo (New Orleans, LA)
I first saw the movies then read the books and was stunned by both. The Bourne Supremacy is probably the best of the Bourne trilogy written by Ludlum. Especially coming after the Beijing Olympics, Supremacy puts you into the world of China and Hong Kong during the 1980s, exploring the local society and providing remarkable insights into the complex and riveting mind of David Webb. Intense action and heartpounding suspense are thrown throughout the entire novel. I would highly recommend this and the rest of the Bourne trilogy.
Better than The Bourne Identity. Best Bourne book by Ludlum. August 6, 2008
Melvin (Florida, USA)
A lot more action in this one than The Bourne Identity. A lot more edge-of-your seat reading. Can't keep your eyes off of it! This is the book that really brings you the action of who Jason Bourne REALLY is and what he's capable of doing!!
Book and Movie both great and not the same June 8, 2008
David Gortner
I think the book and the movie are both great. As most avid fans of Robert Ludlum and the Bourne Trilogy know, the plots of the books and movies of the same names are completely different. I have surfed the web looking for reasons for this and have so far failed to find the justification for completely different plots - so I must use my intuition.
The Bourne novels were written in the 80's - the first novel, the Bourne Identity, represented action in 1978. Bourne was a product of the Vietnam war. The assassin Carlos the Jackal (a real person), featured in the novels, was captured in real life in 1994.
On the other hand, the movies are all from the decade of 2000. The movies also feature current technology. I believe the film's creators wanted current high tech weapons and communications to be on display in the movies, not stuff from the 70's or 80's. Carlos was already captured so to use him would date the movies. The international scene that was a backdrop to the book trilogy (in 1978 and later) did not seem suitable (my opinion) for the filmmakers so they chose completely different plots.
The book is a great, but very complex read - don't let your attention waver for a minute or you will be lost!
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