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

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and

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

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and Columbia College, with a degree in

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, and he has a second-level

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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

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, where he developed interests in

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and

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. He lived downstairs from actress

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, and built orange-crate racers in

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with actors Keith and

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. 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

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

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the Jimi Hendrix Experience James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. Inducted ...

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, and

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. 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

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, and

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in November 1974 when

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guest starred on the third night of the four nights. Several years later, while working for

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, he wrote and field produced a segment on John for

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's ''

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'', 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

# '' The Ninja'' (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) # ''The Quantum Solution'' (2023)

Continuation of The Bourne Series of Robert Ludlum

With permission from the estate of

Robert Ludlum Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 Thriller (genre), thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original ''Bourne (novel series), The Bourne Trilogy'' series. The number of copi ...

, Lustbader continued writing

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novels from where Ludlum left off in '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' until 2018, when he left the series. # '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2004) # ''

The Bourne Betrayal ''The Bourne Betrayal'' is the title for the novel by Eric Van Lustbader and the fifth novel in the Jason Bourne series created by Robert Ludlum. It was published in June 2007. It is Lustbader's second Bourne novel, following '' The Bourne Leg ...

'' (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 ...

'' (2008) # ''

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 pub ...

'' (2009) # '' The Bourne Objective'' (2010) # ''

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 ...

'' (2011) # '' The Bourne Imperative'' (2012) # '' The Bourne Retribution'' (2013) # ''

The Bourne Ascendancy The Bourne Ascendancy is the twelfth novel in the Bourne series and ninth 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. Lus ...

'' (2014) # ''

The Bourne Enigma ''The Bourne Enigma'' is the thirteenth novel in the Bourne series and tenth by Eric Van Lustbader. The book was released on June 21, 2016, as a sequel to ''The Bourne Ascendancy''. Plot summary On the eve of Russian general Boris Karpov's ...

'' (2016) # ''

The Bourne Initiative ''The Bourne Initiative'' is the fourteenth novel in the Bourne series and eleventh 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 ...

'' (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) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''Women of the Night'' (2007) * A gallery of horror (short story collection). "In darkness, angels. (1983).

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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