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In addition to the jason bourne seriesthe bourne identity, the bourne supremacy, and the bourne ultimatumhe was the author of the scarlatti inheritance, the chancellor manuscript, and the. It was not until the age of forty four that his first novel got published. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 300 million and 500 million. The books of the century, 19801989 open computing facility. Robert ludlum may 25, 1927 march 12, 2001 was an american author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of jason bourne from the original the bourne trilogy series. Robert ludlums most popular fictional creation jason bourne real name david webb has become as thoroughly overused, distorted and bastardized as james bond or sherlock holmes.
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