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  Robert Ludlum
Ludlum's special skill is to capture the imagination of his readers from the first pages, and keep them absorbed in the story.
Characteristic for Ludlum's stories is a paranoid view of the world, in which global corporations and shadowy military and governmental organizations undermine the international status quo.
Robert Ludlum was born in New York City.
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  Robert Ludlum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 New York City – March 12, 2001 Naples, Florida) was an American author of 29 thriller novels.
Ludlum was once a theatrical actor and producer.
Ludlum's vision of the world is one where global corporations, shadowy military forces and government organizations conspire to preserve or undermine the status quo.
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 ashgroveaudiobook.com - Robert Ludlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Robert Ludlum was born in New York City and raised in Short Hills, New Jersey.
Ludlum was always somewhat astonished by his success, but had a theory to explain it: "When I came along writing novels in 1971, so much of the previous generation of novelists was very self-indulgent," he said in a 1986 interview.
Ludlum was fond explaining his approach by quoting George Bernard Shaw: "If you've got something to say, entertain while you say it." Robert Ludlum was a first-class entertainer.
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 Guardian Unlimited Books | News | Robert Ludlum
The thriller writer Robert Ludlum, who has died of a heart attack aged 73, in the gulf coast town of Naples, Florida, was one of a handful of authors who invented and came to define airport fiction.
Arguably, the key to Ludlum's success was precisely the fact that he took a historically political genre, the spy thriller, and turned it into pure escapism by making everything larger than life.
As Ludlum's prodigious pace slowed a little, following a triple bypass in the mid-1990s, he launched a series, Robert Ludlum's Covert-One, in which his fictional ideas were fleshed out with the help of a co-writer, Gayle Lynds.
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 Robert Ludlum ~ Bibliography
Robert Ludlum was a very prolific author - sometimes two books were written in one year.
Robert Ludlum also developed the Covert-ONE series along with Gayle Lynds with whom he co-authored the first novel.
Ludlum died in March of 2001 there have been a number of his books published posthumously; being as he was such a prolific author, it's no surprise that he had quite a few novels already written.
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 Abebooks: Pre-Primers
Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller.
Ludlum is most famous for his Bourne trilogy and currently, The Bourne Supremacy, one of Ludlum's all time best sellers has been converted into a major motion picture starring Matt Damon.
Now Ludlum's two wayward heroes return with a diabolical scheme to right a very old wrong — and wreak vengeance on the (expletive deleted) who drummed the hawk out of the military.
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 Bookreporter.com - Author Profile: Robert Ludlum
ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE MOSCOW VECTOR: A Covert-One Novel, written by Patrick Larkin
ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE LAZARUS VENDETTA: A Covert-One Novel, written by Patrick Larkin
Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-one novels, each one a New York Times bestseller.
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 Robert Ludlum's The Paris Option -- 1559277122 (Audio Renaissance.com)
For 30 years, Robert Ludlum's novels have set the standard for the finest in international intrigue and suspense.
Robert Ludlum (1927-2001) is the author of twenty-four bestselling novels published in thirty-two languages and forty countries.
She is also the co-author of Robert Ludlum's The Hades Factor, the first adventure in the Covert-One series.
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 Bookreporter.com - Robert Ludlum
Robert Ludlum's trio of international suspense novels featuring Jason Bourne have become a standard of measure for all who have longed to attain Ludlum's status as an author.
Although Ludlum penned a lengthy list of bestsellers throughout his career, (with many more yet to be published posthumously) it is the Bourne trilogy that became the coveted anchor in every fans' collection, elevating Ludlum's masterful saga into the enviable category of a twentieth century classic.
Bestselling author Robert Ludlum has earned his place in the annals of writing history with more than 210 million copies of his novels sold around the world, all 21 thrillers appearing on the New York Times bestseller list.
www.bookreporter.com /features/020614-ludlum.asp   (1044 words)

  
 eBay - robert ludlum, Fiction Books, Audiobooks items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Robert Ludlum's The Moscow Vector by Jonathan Ryder,...
Robert Ludlum's the Cassandra Compact by Jonathan Ry...
Robert Ludlum's the Hades Factor by Gayle Lynds, Rob...
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 BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Thriller writer Ludlum dies
Ludlum was an actor and theatrical producer, who turned to writing novels when he was middle-aged.
Ludlum often took historical characters and built his novels around them.
Government secrets and corruption in high places were common themes in Ludlum's novels, which feature astounding twists and turns that sometimes defy belief.
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 Amazon.co.uk: The Bourne Identity: Books: Robert Ludlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Robert Ludlum's the Bourne Legacy by Robert Ludlum
Ludlum likes to really put in lots of detail - which is good to a degree, but he goes way past that by describing everything in TOO much detail that it is NOT entertaining to read.
Ludlum hints at the identity of a 'certain character' to be significant and, at the very least, surprising...
www.amazon.co.uk /Bourne-Identity-Robert-Ludlum/dp/0752858548   (1210 words)

  
 Robert Ludlum News
Mira Sorvino's role in the CBS miniseries adaptation of Robert Ludlum's "Covert One: The Hades Factor" turned out to be more challenging than she expected.
Mira Sorvino's role in the CBS April 9 and 16 miniseries adaptation of Robert Ludlum's "Covert One: The Hades Factor" turned out to be more challenging than she expected.
Robert Ludlum's Covert One: The Hades Factor: From the best-selling author of The Bourne Identity, this tale of action and intrigue follows the members of an elite undercover team as they race to locate the...
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 CNN.com - Entertainment - Suspense author Robert Ludlum dies - March 12, 2001
Ludlum died of a cardiac arrest at Naples Community Hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman.
Ludlum started his career in the theater, working as an actor and a producer until he published his first book, "The Scarlatti Inheritance," in 1971.
One of Ludlum's most popular series began with "The Bourne Identity," which tells the tale of a spy suffering from amnesia who's followed by assassins.
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 Amazon.fr : The Janson Directive: Livres en anglais: Robert Ludlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Even after death, Robert Ludlum remains the master of the international spy caper, and whether this posthumously published new thriller was cobbled together by a real ghost or already completed before Ludlum died doesn't matter.
All the trademarked Ludlum gifts of plotting, pacing, and suspense are on full display in this engrossing mystery about a former covert operative turned private security executive who's stranded, abandoned, and marked for murder by his old colleagues when he manages to survive an unsurvivable mission.
Ludlum died in March 2001, but here he is again, back with yet another posthumous thriller.
www.amazon.fr /Janson-Directive-Robert-Ludlum/dp/0312989385   (662 words)

  
 Robert Ludlum books reviews
An unknown virus shows up and is stumping the all the research and infectious Desease Center, meanwhile Lt. Col Jon Smith, one of the top researcher out of the country and not involved with the virus is warned by a old friend that he is in danger.
Robert Ludlum, one of the most popular authors of best selling thrillers passed away early this year.
Robert Ludlum 4/12/2006 10:15:49 AM Talk about the novels, new and used books that the author has written!
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 Amazon.de: The Tristan Betrayal: English Books: Robert Ludlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
All of Ludlum's trademarks are in evidence: one-sentence paragraphs, a plentitude of exclamation points, ridiculous dialogue ("Die, you bastard!") and the breathless use of italics to impart excitement, but in the end there are few surprises in this unsatisfying behemoth.
Ludlum, author of such best-sellers as The Bourne Identity, died on March 12, 2001.
On the other hand, the fast-paced plot reflects Ludlum's genuine knack for constructing good stories, and the dialogue, regrettably, is typically overwritten.
www.amazon.de /Tristan-Betrayal-Robert-Ludlum/dp/0312316690   (605 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Robert Ludlum's the Hades Factor: Livres en anglais: Robert Ludlum,Gayle Lynds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ludlum and Lynds cover no new ground here (and their prose is less than sterling).
Ludlum and Lynds keep things moving at a capable pace, but the familiar plot and uninspired writing (Smith "wore his restlessness like another man wore his skin") do little to foment interest in future installments on the series.
Of course Robert Ludlum is a tad over descriptive and fluffs a 100 page tale into a 400 page tale mostly with gushy stuff (I suspect the influence of Gayle Lynds).
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 Amazon.com: The Paris Option: Books: Robert Ludlum,Gayle Lynds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Robert Ludlum's The Hades Factor by Robert Ludlum
Ludlum is no longer here to make that call, and whoever is has little interest in his legacy.
Ludlum passed away over a year ago (an incredible loss to the literary world) and anything with his name will be co-authored or a reissue.
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 Amazon.com: The Bourne Supremacy: Books: Robert Ludlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is the second book of Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne trilogy, and it tears David Webb out of his new-found peaceful life with his wife in a quiet little town in Maine.
Ludlum is a master of complicated scenarios and he moves about his many locations and characters with ease and skill.
Robert Ludlum is clearly a master of the suspense genre, and this book is no exception.
www.amazon.com /Bourne-Supremacy-Robert-Ludlum/dp/0553263226   (2340 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Robert Ludlum's The Paris Option : 5 CD's, 6 Hours: Books: Robert Ludlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
While for long time readers of the late Robert Ludlum it has always been clear that this series did not stand up to Ludlum standards, the other two novels were at least fairly enjoyable.
The result is a novel that is seriously weaker than the first novel of the series, which she co-authored, and a sign that the series may die without the influence of the legendary master.
Robert Ludlum's Covert One Novel the Paris Option lives up to the high standards of the Ludlum Legacy.
www.amazon.ca /Robert-Ludlums-Paris-Option-Hours/dp/1593979274   (1912 words)

  
 Ludlum,Robert Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
In Ludlum's most action-packed, powerfully told, suspenseful book yet, a murderous band of terrorist fanatics has seized the American embassy in the Arab city of Musqat, but an American congressman, working undercover, succeeds in lifting the deadly siege.
Ludlum plays it for laughs: a wickedly funny, action-packed caper that reunites the lovable rogues from The Road to Gandolfo.
The first book in best-selling author Robert Ludlum's new paperback series, co-written by Gayle Lynds, involves a love-struck Army doctor, his molecular biologist fiancee, and a horrific new virus that kills its victims by causing their lungs to fill up with blood.
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 Robert Ludlum Interview with Don Swaim
In this 1984 interview with Don Swaim, Robert Ludlum, author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript and the Jason Bourne series of novels, talks about his meandering path toward writing.
During this 1986 interview, Ludlum discusses the first two novels in the Jason Bourne trilogy The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy.
Ludlum does not remember 12 hours of his life after publishing his first book.
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 Amazon.de: The Matarese Circle.: English Books: Robert Ludlum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ludlum is a superb writer who obviously researches his locations - having been to Amsterdam and Moscow I could relate to these parts well.
Ludlum is a great craftsman when it comes to juicy descriptions of violence and tension, unexpected plot twists, and that exciting feeling you get when you uncover the mystery bit by bit with the heroes of the book.
Ludlum's characters are all cardboard, not that I would ever care.
www.amazon.de /Matarese-Circle-Robert-Ludlum/dp/0752858556   (1041 words)

  
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After a successful career in the theatre, Robert Ludlum launched his career as a best-selling writer with THE SCARLATTI INHERITANCE in 1971, the first of twenty-two consecutive international bestsellers.
Robert Ludlum: Three Great Novels: The Early Years Trevayne, The Cry of the Halidon, The Rhinemann Exchange
Robert Ludlum: The Bourne Trilogy The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum
www.orionbooks.co.uk /9401-1/Author-Robert-Ludlum.htm   (211 words)

  
 Robert Ludlum -- Available Books
Robert Ludlum returns with his most popular hero, Jason Bourne, in this sequel to The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy.
Ludlum's thriller follows an attempt by a clandestine order of monks to transport mysterious documents that could rip apart the Christian world.
In the audio version of Robert Ludlum's espionage thriller, The Matarese Countdown, the confident voice of actor Stephen Lang (Broadway credits include Hamlet, Death of a Salesman, and A Few Good Men) sets the stage.
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Robert Ludlum è nato a New City nel 1927; ha compiuto i suoi studi presso un'eccellente università metodista americana diventando "una testa d'uovo" come si diceva allora, ovvero un intellettuale professionista.
Dopo la sconfitta elettorale, Ludlum si dedicò al teatro, affermandosi presto sia come attore che come regista.
In tutto Ludlum ha venduto 230 milioni di copie in tutto il mondo ed è stato tradotto in 33 lingue.
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 ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE PARIS OPTION - BOOK HELP WEB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Thriller author Robert Ludlum continues to produce new novels two years after his death.
Ludlum and Lynds also manage to keep the speculative molecular computer a tangible object without resorting to pseudoscience or other gimmicks.
Mixing the styles of Ludlum’s shadow agencies and international locales with Lynds’ hard-nosed science and action is a winning combination.
www.bookhelpweb.com /authors/ludlum/paris.htm   (822 words)

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