{"product_id":"2940170234455","title":"Robert Ludlum's (TM) The Bourne Ascendancy","description":"\u003cp\u003eJason Bourne is one of the most popular and compelling characters in contemporary fiction. Originally created by best-selling author Robert Ludlum, the Jason Bourne series was later adapted into films that have become modern classics. Now, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling writer Eric Van Lustbader carries on Jason Bourne's story with a new novel about the rogue secret agent who has lost his memory...\u003ci\u003eThe Bourne Ascendancy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thrilling and absorbing novel, Jason Bourne is faced with an impossible mission. He has been hired to impersonate a high-level government minister at a political summit meeting in Qatar, shielding the minister from any assassination attempts. Suddenly, armed gunmen storm the room, killing everyone but Bourne. Their target, however, isn't the minister Bourne impersonates...it is Bourne himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKidnapped and transported to an underground bunker, Bourne finds himself face-to-face with an infamous terrorist named El Ghadan (\"Tomorrow\"). El Ghadan holds as his captive Soraya Moore, former co-director of Treadstone, and a close friend to Bourne, along with her two-year-old daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the President of the United States is in the midst of brokering a historic peace treaty between the Israelis and the Palestinians amp;ndash; an event that El Ghadan is desperate to prevent. He demands that Bourne carry out a special mission: \u003ci\u003eKill the President\u003c\/i\u003e. If Bourne refuses, Soraya and her daughter will die.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBourne must make a monstrous choice: Save Soraya and her daughter, or save the President.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Hachette Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104923926768,"sku":"2940170234455","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170234455_p0.jpg?v=1763705880","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170234455","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}