Eric Van Lustbader (he dropped his middle name, Van for several
years due to a confusion about his last name) was born and raised
in Greenwich Village. He is the author of more than twenty-five
best-selling novels, including "The Ninja, "a N.Y. Times bestseller
for an astounding 24 weeks, in which he introduced Nicholas
Linnear, one of modern fiction's most beloved and enduring heroes.
His "New York Times" bestselling novel, "The Testament," was
published in September, 2006 and in paperback in August, 2007. It
received rave reviews from such notable thriller writers as Nelson
DeMille, Steve Berry and Joseph Finder, among others.
His novels have been translated into over twenty languages; his
books are best-sellers worldwide and are so popular whole sections
of bookstores from Bangkok to Dublin are devoted to them. "The
Ninja" was sold to 20th Century-Fox and the producers Richard
Zanuck and David Brown. It is now in pre-prduction.
In 2004, Mr. Lustbader was chosen by the estate of the late Robert
Ludlum to continue the Jason Bourne novels. "The Bourne Legacy"
(2005) and "The Bourne Betrayal" (2007), both instant "New York
Times" bestsellers, garnered rave reviews.
He is also the author of two successful and highly regarded series
of fantasy novels, "The Sunset Warrior Cycle "and "The Pearl
Saga."
Besides "The Other Side of the Mirror" in the bestselling"
THRILLER" anthology, he has written a number of short stories,
screenplays and novellas. Three of the short stories appeared in
1999: "Hush," in "Off The Beaten Path: Stories of Place" for
Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, "Slow Burn," in "Murder And Obsession"
for Delacourt Press, and "An Exultation of Termagants" in the
millennial supernatural mega-collection "999" for Avon Books. A
short novel, "Art Kills, "was published by Carroll & Graf in
December, 2001.
Mr. Lustbader is a graduate of Columbia College, with a degree in
Sociology. Before turning to writing full time, he enjoyed highly
successful careers in the New York City public school system, where
he holds licenses in both elementary and early childhood education,
and in the music business, where he worked for Elektra Records and
CBS Records, among other companies. He was the first writer in the
US to write about Elton John, and to predict his success. As a
consequence, he and Elton and Bernie Taupin, Elton's lyricist,
became friends. Writing in "Cash Box" Magazine, he also predicted
the successes of such bands as Santana, Roxy Music, the Jimi
Hendrix Experience, David Bowie, and The Who, among others.
In his spare time, Mr. Lustbader serves on the Board of Trustees,
the Executive Committee, and is Chair of the Strategic Planning
Committee of the City & Country School in Greenwich Village. He
also tends his prized collection of Japanese maples and beech trees
(which have been written up in "The New York Times "and" Martha
Stewart's Living"). He is a Second-Level "Reiki" master. He and his
wife, the author Victoria Lustbader, reside in New York City and
Long Island.
"Enjoy a breathtaking ride."--Bookreporter.com
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