Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne is one of the thriller world’s most iconic heroes. From the very first Ludlum novel that introduced him, THE BOURNE IDENTITY in 1980, Jason Bourne has riveted generations of readers and movie-goers. Now the Ludlum estate and Putnam Books have chosen Brian Freeman to continue the Bourne tradition and thrill readers with an all-new re-boot of Ludlum’s classic character.