ROBERT LUDLUM was the author of twenty-one novels, each one a New York
Times bestseller. There are more than 210 million of his books in print,
and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. He is the author
of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and the Jason
Bourne series--The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne
Ultimatum--among others. Mr. Ludlum passed away in March, 2001.

ERIC VAN LUSTBADER is most widely known as the New York Times bestselling
author of twenty international bestselling thrillers including Ninja
and Black Heart. He is also the author of two successful and highly
regarded series of fantasy novels, The Sunset Warrior Cycle and The
Pearl Saga. His novels have been translated into over twenty languages.
Lustbader was born and raised in Greenwich Village. He and his wife,
Victoria, have been residents of the South Fork of Long Island for more
than fifteen years.