Eric Van Lustbader (born December 24, 1946) is an American author of

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and fantasy novels. He has published as Eric Lustbader, Eric V. Lustbader, and Eric Van Lustbader. He is a graduate of

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and

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, with a degree in sociology, and he has a second-level Reiki degree. He is married to Victoria Lustbader (née Schochet), who is also an author, as well as an editor.

Biography

Lustbader was born and raised in Greenwich Village, where he developed interests in art and writing. He lived downstairs from actress

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, and built orange-crate racers in Washington Square Park with actors

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and David Carradine. He is a graduate of Columbia College, with a degree in sociology. Before turning to writing full-time, he was employed by the New York City public school system, where he holds licenses in both elementary and early childhood education, and in the music business, where he worked for

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and CBS Records. Writing for ''Cashbox'' magazine, he also covered such acts as

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, Santana, Roxy Music, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, David Bowie, and The Who. Lustbader became friends with Elton John and his lyricist,

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, as the first American journalist to predict John would be a huge star, in his column in ''Cashbox''. He went out on tour with John, including the dates at the Fillmore East,

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, and

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in November 1974 when John Lennon guest starred on the third night of the four nights. Several years later, while working for Dick James Music, he wrote and field produced a segment on John for John Chancellor's '' NBC Nightly News'', the first such segment on an entertainer.

Bibliography

The Pearl Saga

#''The Ring of Five Dragons'' (2001) #''The Veil of a Thousand Tears'' (2002) #''The Cage of Nine Banestones'' (2004) (US title: ''Mistress of the Pearl'')

The Testament Novels

# '' The Testament'' (2006) # ''The Fallen'' (2017) #''Four Dominions'' (2018) #''The Sum of All Shadows'' (2019)

The Sunset Warrior Cycle

#''The Sunset Warrior'' (1977) #''Shallows of Night'' (1978) #''Dai-San'' (1978) #''Beneath an Opal Moon'' (1980) #''Dragons on the Sea of Night'' (1997)

The China Maroc Series

#''Jian'' (1986) #''Shan'' (1988)

The Nicholas Linnear/Ninja Cycle

# ''

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'' (1980) # ''The Miko'' (1984) # ''White Ninja'' (1990) # ''The Kaisho'' (1993) # ''Floating City'' (1994) # ''Second Skin'' (1995) # ''The Death and Life of Nicholas Linnear'' (2014) e-book short story # ''The Oligarch's Daughter'' (2016) e-book short story

The Jack McClure / Alli Carson Series

# ''First Daughter'' (2008) # '' Last Snow'' (2010) # ''Blood Trust'' (2011) # ''Father Night'' (2012) # ''Beloved Enemy ''(2013)

The Evan Ryder Series

# ''The Nemesis Manifesto'' (2020) # ''The Kobalt Dossier'' (2021) # ''Omega Rules'' (2022)

Continuation of The Bourne Series of Robert Ludlum

With permission from the estate of Robert Ludlum, Lustbader continued writing Jason Bourne novels from where Ludlum left off in ''

The Bourne Ultimatum ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' is the third Jason Bourne novel written by Robert Ludlum and a sequel to ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (1986). First published in 1990, it was the last Bourne novel to be written by Ludlum himself. Eric Van Lustbader wrote a ...

'' until 2018, when he left the series. # '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2004) # '' The Bourne Betrayal'' (2007) # ''

The Bourne Sanction ''The Bourne Sanction'' is the title of Eric Van Lustbader's third Jason Bourne novel, and the sixth novel in the ''Bourne'' series created by Robert Ludlum. It was released on July 29, 2008, following Lustbader's ''The Bourne Betrayal'' that ...

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The Bourne Deception ''The Bourne Deception'' is a novel by Eric Van Lustbader, the seventh in the Jason Bourne series created by Robert Ludlum. It was released on June 9, 2009. It is Lustbader's fourth Bourne novel, following '' The Bourne Sanction,'' which was publi ...

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The Bourne Objective ''The Bourne Objective'' is the eighth novel in the Bourne series and fifth by Eric Van Lustbader Eric Van Lustbader (born December 24, 1946) is an American author of thriller and fantasy novels. He has published as Eric Lustbader, Eric V. L ...

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The Bourne Dominion ''The Bourne Dominion'' is the ninth novel in the Bourne series and sixth by Eric Van Lustbader. The book was released on June 19, 2011, as a sequel to '' The Bourne Objective''. Plot summary Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of ...

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The Bourne Imperative ''The Bourne Imperative'' is the tenth novel in the Bourne series and seventh by Eric Van Lustbader. The book was released on June 5, 2012, as a sequel to '' The Bourne Dominion''. Plot summary The man Jason Bourne fished out of the freezing s ...

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The Bourne Retribution ''The Bourne Retribution'' is the eleventh novel in the Bourne series and eighth by Eric Van Lustbader. The book was released on December 3, 2013, as a sequel to '' The Bourne Imperative''. It was followed up with '' The Bourne Ascendancy''. Pl ...

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The Bourne Ascendancy The Bourne Ascendancy is the twelfth novel in the Bourne series and ninth by Eric Van Lustbader. It was released on May 22, 2014, as a sequel to '' The Bourne Retribution'' and was followed by ''The Bourne Enigma ''The Bourne Enigma'' is the ...

'' (2014) # '' The Bourne Enigma'' (2016) # '' The Bourne Initiative'' (2017)

Others

* ''Sirens'' (1981) * ''Black Heart'' (1983) * ''Zero'' (1987) * ''French Kiss'' (1989) * ''Angel Eyes'' (1991) * '' Black Blade'' (1993) * ''Batman: The Last Angel'' (1994) DC Comics graphic novel * ''Dark Homecoming'' (1997) * ''Pale Saint'' (1999) * ''Art Kills'' (2002) * ''Any Minute Now'' (2016)

Anthologies containing stories by Eric Van Lustbader

* ''David Copperfield's Beyond Imagination'' (1982) * ''Peter S Beagle's Immortal Unicorn'' (1984) * ''Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: A Centennial Celebration'' (1988) * ''David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible'' (1995) * ''Excalibur'' (1995) * ''Murder by Revenge'' (1996) * ''Vampires'' (1997) * '' 999'' (1999) *''

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'' (2006) * ''Women of the Night'' (2007)

Short stories

* "In Darkness, Angels" (1983) * "The Devil on Myrtle Ave" (1995) * "Lassorio" (1995) * "The Singing Tree" (1995) * "16 Mins." (1996) * "An Exaltation of Termagants" (1999)

References

Author information at Books 'n' BytesProfile at Bookreporter.com
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External links

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Eric Van Lustbader on Goodreads.comBlogTalkRadio - Modern Signed Books interview with Rodger Nichols Aug. 25, 2016
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