The Bourne Trilogy is a series of novels by Robert Ludlum, which have been very loosely adapted to film in a series starring Matt Damon. Ludlum's novels typically featured one heroic man, or a small group of crusading individuals, in a struggle against powerful adversaries whose intentions and motivations are evil, adversaries capable of using political and economic mechanisms in frightening ways. The world in his writings was one where global corporations, shadowy military forces, and government organizations all conspired to preserve (if it was good) or undermine (if it was evil) the status quo.

The original three Jason Bourne novels are:

• The Bourne Identity (1980)
• The Bourne Supremacy (1986)
• The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)

The new Jason Bourne novels are:

• The Bourne Legacy (2004)
• The Bourne Betrayal (2007)
• The Bourne Sanction (2008)
• The Bourne Deception (2009)
• The Bourne Objective (2010)