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==Biography==
==Biography==
<!--Born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]],-->Jeff Rovin has been editor-in-chief of ''[[Weekly World News]]'', an [[editing|assistant editor]] and writer for [[DC Comics]],<ref>http://www.almexperts.com/UploadedFiles/P114/D814/750843_RovinLA08R_F678A4B9-8566-4063-8C4B-47ADCFC2FFF7.pdf</ref> and an editor for [[Warren Publishing]] and [[Seaboard Periodicals]], as well as a science and media columnist in such magazines as ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Analog]]'', ''[[Omni (magazine)|Omni]]'', and ''[[Famous Monsters of Filmland]]''.
<!--Born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]],-->Jeff Rovin has been editor-in-chief of ''[[Weekly World News]]'', an [[editing|assistant editor]] and writer for [[DC Comics]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.almexperts.com/UploadedFiles/P114/D814/750843_RovinLA08R_F678A4B9-8566-4063-8C4B-47ADCFC2FFF7.pdf|title=Expert Witness Directory &#124; Find & Contact Expert Witnesses &#124; ALM Experts}}</ref> and an editor for [[Warren Publishing]] and [[Seaboard Periodicals]], as well as a science and media columnist in such magazines as ''[[Analog Science Fiction and Fact|Analog]]'', ''[[Omni (magazine)|Omni]]'', and ''[[Famous Monsters of Filmland]]''.


His ''How to Play'' [[video game]] books of the 1980s and 1990s detailed strategies for dozens of games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Sega Genesis]], and [[Game Boy]]. This series was preceded by his ''The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games'' in 1982, and followed by his ''Gamemaster'' series that lasted until the late 1990s, which began containing a violence rating for the games included in these books. Rovin's publisher at the time, St. Martin's, later decided to continue the "How To Win At", series, but this time written by Hank Schlesinger, to cover [[Nintendo 64]], [[PlayStation]] games, and ''[[Pokémon]]''.
His ''How to Play'' [[video game]] books of the 1980s and 1990s detailed strategies for dozens of games for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Sega Genesis]], and [[Game Boy]]. This series was preceded by his ''The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games'' in 1982, and followed by his ''Gamemaster'' series that lasted until the late 1990s, which began containing a violence rating for the games included in these books. Rovin's publisher at the time, St. Martin's, later decided to continue the "How To Win At", series, but this time written by Hank Schlesinger, to cover [[Nintendo 64]], [[PlayStation]] games, and ''[[Pokémon]]''.
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Rovin has written encyclopedias about [[popular culture]], including ''[[The Encyclopedia of Superheroes]]'' (Facts On File, 1985), ''[[The Encyclopedia of Super Villains]]'' (Facts On File, 1987) ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals'' (Prentice Hall, 1991), and ''The Encyclopedia of Monsters'' (Checkmark Books, 1990). He has worked on biographical and film books on such performers as [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Lana Turner]], [[Adam West]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Jackie Chan]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Richard Pryor]], [[Luke Perry]], [[Jason Priestley]], and [[Julio Iglesias]], and on the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Additionally, he has written quiz and joke books.
Rovin has written encyclopedias about [[popular culture]], including ''[[The Encyclopedia of Superheroes]]'' (Facts On File, 1985), ''[[The Encyclopedia of Super Villains]]'' (Facts On File, 1987) ''The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals'' (Prentice Hall, 1991), and ''The Encyclopedia of Monsters'' (Checkmark Books, 1990). He has worked on biographical and film books on such performers as [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Lana Turner]], [[Adam West]], [[Ellen DeGeneres]], [[Jackie Chan]], [[Charlton Heston]], [[Elvis Presley]], [[Sylvester Stallone]], [[Richard Pryor]], [[Luke Perry]], [[Jason Priestley]], and [[Julio Iglesias]], and on the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. Additionally, he has written quiz and joke books.


Rovin's novels are in the fields of thriller, horror, adventure, and mystery, in addition to the military field with books in the ''[[Force Five]]'' and ''Tom Clancy's Op-Center'' series.<ref>Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 149, page 363</ref> His ''Tom Clancy's Op-Center: War of Eagles'' became a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E0DE1F3BF930A35754C0A9639C8B63&scp=7&sq=Jeff%20Rovin&st=cse |publisher=[[The New York Times Best Seller list]] for Paperbacks, Fiction |date=July 3, 2005 |title=This Week: #10; Weeks on List: 2; ''Tom Clancy's Op-Center: War of Eagles'', created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik. Written by Jeff Rovin. (Berkley, $7.99.) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112000000/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E0DE1F3BF930A35754C0A9639C8B63&scp=7&sq=Jeff%20Rovin&st=cse |archivedate=January 12, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Rovin's novels are in the fields of thriller, horror, adventure, and mystery, in addition to the military field with books in the ''[[Force Five]]'' and ''Tom Clancy's Op-Center'' series.<ref>Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 149, page 363</ref> His ''Tom Clancy's Op-Center: War of Eagles'' became a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E0DE1F3BF930A35754C0A9639C8B63&scp=7&sq=Jeff%20Rovin&st=cse |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 3, 2005 |title=This Week: #10; Weeks on List: 2; Tom Clancy's Op-Center: War of Eagles |first=Jeff |last=Rovin |publisher=Berkley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112151442/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E0DE1F3BF930A35754C0A9639C8B63&scp=7&sq=Jeff%20Rovin&st=cse |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>


His later ''Unit Omega'' books were written under the name [[pen name]] '''Jim Grand'''.<ref>http://www.almexperts.com/UploadedFiles/P114/D814/750843_RovinLA08R_F678A4B9-8566-4063-8C4B-47ADCFC2FFF7.pdf List of Jeff Rovin's works up to 2008 in PDF format</ref> He then began writing further military suspense novels under his own name, such as ''Tempest Down'', ''Dead Rising'', and ''Rogue Angel''.
His later ''Unit Omega'' books were written under the name [[pen name]] '''Jim Grand'''.<ref>http://www.almexperts.com/UploadedFiles/P114/D814/750843_RovinLA08R_F678A4B9-8566-4063-8C4B-47ADCFC2FFF7.pdf List of Jeff Rovin's works up to 2008 in PDF format</ref> He then began writing further military suspense novels under his own name, such as ''Tempest Down'', ''Dead Rising'', and ''Rogue Angel''.


In October 2016, during the last days of the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Donald Trump campaign]], Rovin appeared on ''[[Hannity]]'', in [[Breitbart News]] and the front cover of ''Weekly World News''' parent paper, ''[[National Enquirer]]'', claiming to have been a "fixer" for Bill and Hillary Clinton, hiding family scandals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sean Interviews Clinton Family 'Fixer' From National Enquirer Story|url=http://www.hannity.com/articles/election-493995/listen-sean-interviews-clinton-family-fixer-15235810/|accessdate=12 May 2017|agency=Fox News|issue=The Sean Hannity Show|publisher=hannity.com|date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314173517/http://www.hannity.com/articles/election-493995/listen-sean-interviews-clinton-family-fixer-15235810/|archive-date=14 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hannity|first1=Sean|title="Reported Clinton "fixer" Jeff Rovin: "Every time...the Pres. got into trouble, it was just 'how could you get caught' [from HRC.]""|url=https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/790738400194228225?lang=en|website=Twitter.com|accessdate=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bishop|first1=Thomas|title=Hannity Is Convinced Former Editor For Defunct Tabloid Weekly World News Worked As "Fixer" For Clinton|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/24/hannity-convinced-former-editor-defunct-tabloid-world-news-daily-worked-fixer-clinton/214085|accessdate=12 May 2017|publisher=Media Matters|date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Feldman|first1=Josh|title="Hannity Spent 17 Minutes of His Show Tonight Covering a National Enquirer Report About Hillary Clinton"|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/sean-hannity-spent-17-minutes-of-his-show-tonight-covering-a-national-enquirer-report/|accessdate=12 May 2017|publisher=Mediaite|date=24 October 2017}}</ref> His allegations included that Hillary Clinton was "bisexual" and a "secret sex freak" with an "open marriage" and had a romantic relationship with [[Vince Foster]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Suebsaeng|first1=Asawin|last2=Woodruff|first2=Betsy|title=Sean Hannity Gives Platform to Man Who Claims Hillary Is ‘Evil,’ Bisexual ‘Secret Sex Freak’|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/25/sean-hannity-gives-platform-to-man-who-claims-hillary-is-evil-bisexual-secret-sex-freak|accessdate=12 May 2017|website=The Daily Beast|date=25 Oct 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shuham|first1=Matt|title=Hannity Hypes Interview With Man National Enquirer Called Clinton’s ‘Fixer’|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hannity-national-inquirer-jeff-rovin-interview|accessdate=12 May 2017|publisher=Talking Points Memo|date=25 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Huston|first1=Warner Todd|title="Hannity: Author Jeff Rovin Claims He Was Media ‘Fixer’ for Bill & Hillary Clinton"|publisher=Breitbart|date=25 October 2017}}</ref>
In October 2016, during the last days of the [[Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016|Donald Trump campaign]], Rovin appeared on ''[[Hannity]]'', in [[Breitbart News]] and the front cover of ''[[National Enquirer]]'', claiming to have been a "fixer" for Bill and Hillary Clinton, hiding family scandals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sean Interviews Clinton Family 'Fixer' From National Enquirer Story|url=http://www.hannity.com/articles/election-493995/listen-sean-interviews-clinton-family-fixer-15235810/|access-date=12 May 2017|agency=Fox News|issue=The Sean Hannity Show|publisher=hannity.com|date=25 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314173517/http://www.hannity.com/articles/election-493995/listen-sean-interviews-clinton-family-fixer-15235810/|archive-date=14 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hannity|first1=Sean|title="Reported Clinton "fixer" Jeff Rovin: "Every time...the Pres. got into trouble, it was just 'how could you get caught' [from HRC.]""|url=https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/790738400194228225?lang=en|website=Twitter.com|access-date=12 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Bishop|first1=Thomas|title=Hannity Is Convinced Former Editor For Defunct Tabloid Weekly World News Worked As "Fixer" For Clinton|url=https://www.mediamatters.org/blog/2016/10/24/hannity-convinced-former-editor-defunct-tabloid-world-news-daily-worked-fixer-clinton/214085|access-date=12 May 2017|publisher=Media Matters|date=24 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Feldman|first1=Josh|title="Hannity Spent 17 Minutes of His Show Tonight Covering a National Enquirer Report About Hillary Clinton"|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/sean-hannity-spent-17-minutes-of-his-show-tonight-covering-a-national-enquirer-report/|access-date=12 May 2017|publisher=Mediaite|date=24 October 2017}}</ref> His allegations included that Hillary Clinton was "bisexual" and a "secret sex freak" with an "open marriage" and had a romantic relationship with [[Vince Foster]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Suebsaeng|first1=Asawin|last2=Woodruff|first2=Betsy|title=Sean Hannity Gives Platform to Man Who Claims Hillary Is 'Evil,' Bisexual 'Secret Sex Freak'|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/25/sean-hannity-gives-platform-to-man-who-claims-hillary-is-evil-bisexual-secret-sex-freak|access-date=12 May 2017|website=The Daily Beast|date=25 Oct 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Shuham|first1=Matt|title=Hannity Hypes Interview With Man National Enquirer Called Clinton's 'Fixer'|url=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/hannity-national-inquirer-jeff-rovin-interview|access-date=12 May 2017|publisher=Talking Points Memo|date=25 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Huston|first1=Warner Todd|title="Hannity: Author Jeff Rovin Claims He Was Media 'Fixer' for Bill & Hillary Clinton"|publisher=Breitbart|date=25 October 2017}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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*''The Madjan'' (1984)
*''The Madjan'' (1984)
*''Dagger'' (1988)
*''Dagger'' (1988)
*''Starik'' (1989) - with Sander Diamond
*''Starik'' (1989) – with Sander Diamond
*''The Red Arrow'' (1990) - with Sander Diamond
*''The Red Arrow'' (1990) – with Sander Diamond
*''Cat Angels'' (1995)
*''Cat Angels'' (1995)
*''Vespers'' (1999)
*''Vespers'' (1999) – based on his screenplay of the same name.
*''Stealth War'' (2000)
*''Stealth War'' (2000)
*''Fatalis'' (2000)
*''Fatalis'' (2000) – based on his screenplay of the same name.
*''Dead Rising'' (2005)
*''Dead Rising'' (2005)
*''Tempest Down'' (2007)
*''Tempest Down'' (2007)
*''Rogue Angel'' (2007)
*''Rogue Angel'' (2007)
*''The Devil's Rangers'' (2007) - written under the pen name Jim Grand
*''The Devil's Rangers'' (2007) – written under the pen name Jim Grand
*''Conversations with the Devil'' (2013)
*''Conversations with the Devil'' (2013)
*''Coldwater'' (2015)
*''Coldwater'' (2015)
*''Zero-G'' (2016) - with [[William Shatner]]
*''Zero-G'' (2016) – with [[William Shatner]]


====''Hollywood Detective''====
====''Hollywood Detective''====
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*''[[Re-Animator]]'' (1987)
*''[[Re-Animator]]'' (1987)
*''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'' (1993)
*''[[Cliffhanger (film)|Cliffhanger]]'' (1993)
*''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1995) - original novel based on the video game
*''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1995) – original novel based on the video game
*''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996)
*''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' (1996)
*''[[The Game (1997 film)|The Game]]'' (1997)
*''[[The Game (1997 film)|The Game]]'' (1997)
*''Return of the Wolf Man'' (1998) - original novel based on the [[Universal Monsters]]
*''Return of the Wolf Man'' (1998) – original novel based on the [[Universal Monsters]]


====''Force Five''====
====''Force Five''====
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# ''War of Eagles'' (2005)
# ''War of Eagles'' (2005)
<ol start="17">
<ol start="17">
<li><i>For Honor</i> (2018)</li>
<li>''For Honor'' (2018)</li>
<li><i>Sting of the Wasp</i> (2019)</li>
<li>''Sting of the Wasp'' (2019)</li>
<li><i>God of War</i> (2020)</li></ol>
<li>''God of War'' (2020)</li><li>''The Black Order'' (2021)</li><li>''Call of Duty'' (2022)</li></ol>


====''Unit Omega''====
====''Unit Omega''====
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*''From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of [[Willis O'Brien]] and [[Ray Harryhausen]]'' (1977)
*''From the Land Beyond Beyond: The films of [[Willis O'Brien]] and [[Ray Harryhausen]]'' (1977)
*''The Films of [[Charlton Heston]]'' (1977)
*''The Films of [[Charlton Heston]]'' (1977)
*''Always, [[Lana Turner|Lana]]'' (1982) - with Taylor Pero
*''Always, [[Lana Turner|Lana]]'' (1982) – with Taylor Pero
*''[[Richard Pryor]], Black and Blue'' (1984)
*''[[Richard Pryor]], Black and Blue'' (1984)
*''[[Joan Collins]]: The Unauthorized Biography'' (1984)
*''[[Joan Collins]]: The Unauthorized Biography'' (1984)
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*''[[Luke Perry|Luke]]-Mania! [[Jason Priestley|Jason]]-Fever!'' (1991)
*''[[Luke Perry|Luke]]-Mania! [[Jason Priestley|Jason]]-Fever!'' (1991)
*''The World According to [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]'' (1992)
*''The World According to [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]'' (1992)
*''Back to the Batcave'' (1994) - with [[Adam West]]
*''Back to the Batcave'' (1994) – with [[Adam West]]
*''[[Ellen DeGeneres]] Up Close: The Unauthorized Biography of the Hot New Star of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' (1994) - with Kathy Tracy
*''[[Ellen DeGeneres]] Up Close: The Unauthorized Biography of the Hot New Star of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s [[Ellen (TV series)|Ellen]]'' (1994) – with Kathy Tracy
*''The Essential [[Jackie Chan]]'' (1997) - with Kathy Tracy
*''The Essential [[Jackie Chan]]'' (1997) – with Kathy Tracy


====Humor and trivia====
====Humor and trivia====
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====Video game books====
====Video game books====
⚫
*''The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy (1982)''
⚫
*''How to Win at Nintendo Games'' (1989)
*''How to Win at Nintendo'' (1988)
*''How to Win at Nintendo Games 2'' (1989)
*''How to Win at Nintendo Games 2'' (1989)
*''How to Win at Nintendo Games 3'' (1990)
*''How to Win at Nintendo Games 3'' (1990)
⚫
*''How to Win at Nintendo Sports Games'' (1990)
⚫
*''How to Win at Super Mario Bros. Games'' (1990)
*''How to Win at Sega & Genesis Games'' (1991)
*''How to Win at Sega & Genesis Games'' (1991)
*''How to Win at Game Boy Games'' (1991)
*''How to Win at Game Boy Games'' (1991)
*''How to Win at Super Nintendo Games'' (1992)
*''How to Win at Super Nintendo Entertainment System Games'' (1992)
*''The Best of How to Win at Nintendo Games'' (1993)
*''The Best of How to Win at Nintendo Games'' (1993)
*''Gamemaster: Conquering Super Nintendo Games'' (1994)
*''Gamemaster: Conquering Super Nintendo Games'' (1994)
*''Gamemaster: Conquering Sega Genesis Games'' (1994)
*''Gamemaster: Conquering Sega Genesis Games'' (1994)
*''Gamemaster: The Complete Video Game Guide 1995'' (1994)
*''Gamemaster: The Complete Video Game Guide 1995'' (1994)
⚫
*''The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy''
*''How to Win at Nintendo Games #4''
*''How to Win at Nintendo Games #4''
⚫
*''How to Win at Nintendo Sports Games''
⚫
*''How to Win at Super Mario Bros. Games''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 21 February 2024

Jeff Rovin
Pen nameJim Grand, Harry Bergen, Jeffrey and Lila Dubinsky
Occupation
GenreHorror, fantasy, science fiction, supernatural
Children2 (Michael & Sam)

Jeff Rovin is an American magazine editor, freelance writer, columnist, and author, who has appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Biography[edit]

Jeff Rovin has been editor-in-chief of Weekly World News, an assistant editor and writer for DC Comics,[1] and an editor for Warren Publishing and Seaboard Periodicals, as well as a science and media columnist in such magazines as Analog, Omni, and Famous Monsters of Filmland.

His How to Play video game books of the 1980s and 1990s detailed strategies for dozens of games for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy. This series was preceded by his The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games in 1982, and followed by his Gamemaster series that lasted until the late 1990s, which began containing a violence rating for the games included in these books. Rovin's publisher at the time, St. Martin's, later decided to continue the "How To Win At", series, but this time written by Hank Schlesinger, to cover Nintendo 64, PlayStation games, and Pokémon.

Rovin has written encyclopedias about popular culture, including The Encyclopedia of Superheroes (Facts On File, 1985), The Encyclopedia of Super Villains (Facts On File, 1987) The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals (Prentice Hall, 1991), and The Encyclopedia of Monsters (Checkmark Books, 1990). He has worked on biographical and film books on such performers as Kelsey Grammer, Lana Turner, Adam West, Ellen DeGeneres, Jackie Chan, Charlton Heston, Elvis Presley, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Pryor, Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, and Julio Iglesias, and on the animated series The Simpsons. Additionally, he has written quiz and joke books.

Rovin's novels are in the fields of thriller, horror, adventure, and mystery, in addition to the military field with books in the Force Five and Tom Clancy's Op-Center series.[2] His Tom Clancy's Op-Center: War of Eagles became a New York Times Best Seller.[3]

His later Unit Omega books were written under the name pen name Jim Grand.[4] He then began writing further military suspense novels under his own name, such as Tempest Down, Dead Rising, and Rogue Angel.

In October 2016, during the last days of the Donald Trump campaign, Rovin appeared on Hannity, in Breitbart News and the front cover of National Enquirer, claiming to have been a "fixer" for Bill and Hillary Clinton, hiding family scandals.[5][6][7][8] His allegations included that Hillary Clinton was "bisexual" and a "secret sex freak" with an "open marriage" and had a romantic relationship with Vince Foster.[9][10][11]

Bibliography[edit]

Fiction[edit]

Stand-alone novels[edit]

  • The Hindenburg Disaster (1975)
  • The Transgalactic Guide To Solar System M-17 (1981)
  • The Madjan (1984)
  • Dagger (1988)
  • Starik (1989) – with Sander Diamond
  • The Red Arrow (1990) – with Sander Diamond
  • Cat Angels (1995)
  • Vespers (1999) – based on his screenplay of the same name.
  • Stealth War (2000)
  • Fatalis (2000) – based on his screenplay of the same name.
  • Dead Rising (2005)
  • Tempest Down (2007)
  • Rogue Angel (2007)
  • The Devil's Rangers (2007) – written under the pen name Jim Grand
  • Conversations with the Devil (2013)
  • Coldwater (2015)
  • Zero-G (2016) – with William Shatner

Hollywood Detective[edit]

  1. Garrison (1975)
  2. The Wolf (1975)

Novelizations and tie-ins[edit]

Force Five[edit]

  1. Destination: Algiers (1989)
  2. Destination: Stalingrad (1989)
  3. Destination: Norway (1989)

Tom Clancy's Op-Center[edit]

Series created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik

  1. Op-Center (1995)
  2. Mirror Image (1995)
  3. Games of State (1996)
  4. Acts of War (1997)
  5. Balance of Power (1998)
  6. State of Siege (1999)
  7. Divide and Conquer (2000)
  8. Line of Control (2001)
  9. Mission of Honor (2002)
  10. Sea of Fire (2003)
  11. Call to Treason (2004)
  12. War of Eagles (2005)
  1. For Honor (2018)
  2. Sting of the Wasp (2019)
  3. God of War (2020)
  4. The Black Order (2021)
  5. Call of Duty (2022)

Unit Omega[edit]

written under the pen name Jim Grand

  1. Unit Omega (2003)
  2. Operation Medusa (2004)

The EarthEnd Saga[edit]

Co-written with actress Gillian Anderson

  1. A Vision of Fire (2014)
  2. A Dream of Ice (2015)
  3. The Sound of Seas (2016)

Nonfiction[edit]

  • Of Mice and Mickey (1975)
  • A Pictorial History of Science Fiction Films (1976)
  • From Jules Verne to Star Trek (1977)
  • The Fabulous Fantasy Films (1977)
  • Mars! (1978)
  • The Fantasy Almanac (1979)
  • The Signet Book of Movie Lists (1979)
  • The Science Fiction Collector's Catalog (1982)
  • TV Babylon (1984)
  • The Encyclopedia of Superheroes (1985)
  • The Encyclopedia of Super Villains (1987)
  • The Encyclopedia of Monsters (1990)
  • The Spirits of America (1990)
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals (1991)
  • Laws of Order: A Book of Hierarchies, Rankings, Infrastructures, Measurements, and Sizes (1992)
  • The Laserdisc Film Guide: Complete Ratings for the Best and Worst Movies Available on Disc (1993)
  • Adventure Heroes: Legendary Characters from Odysseus to James Bond (1995)
  • The Book of Dumb Movie Blurbs (1996)
  • Aliens, Robots, and Spaceships (1996)
  • The Book of Dinosaurs
  • The Book of TV Lists
  • Country Music Babylon
  • Did You Ever Wonder; Why Do Cowboys Wear High Heels?; Who Put Boys in Blue and Girls in Pink?; Are Bats Really Blind?
  • Fascinating Facts from the Bible
  • From the Land Beyond Beyond
  • The Great Television Series
  • Movie Special Effects
  • The Second Book of Movie Lists
  • Simpson Fever!
  • Sports Babylon, (With Steve Burkow)
  • TV Babylon 2
  • The Unbelievable Truth
  • What's the Difference?; A Compendium of Commonly Confused and Misused Words

Biographies[edit]

Humor and trivia[edit]

  • In Search of Trivia (1984)
  • 1,001 Great One-Liners (1989)
  • 500 Hilarious Jokes for Kids (1990)
  • The First Good News/Bad News Joke Book (1993)
  • 500 Great Doctor Jokes
  • 500 Great Lawyer Jokes
  • 500 More Hilarious Jokes for Kids
  • 1,001 Great Jokes
  • 1,001 More Great Jokes
  • 1,001 Great Pet Jokes
  • 1,001 Great Sports Jokes
  • Dinomite Dinousaur Jokes
  • Don't Even Think About Telling this Joke at Work (writing as Harry Bergen)
  • Don't Even Think About Telling this Joke to a Lawyer (writing as Harry Bergen)
  • Goldie's Lox and the Three Bagels (writing as Jeffrey and Lila Dubinsky)
  • Mother Gooseberg's Book of Jewish Nursery Rhymes (writing as Jeffrey and Lila Dubinsky)
  • The Second Good News/Bad News Joke Book
  • Winning at Trivial Pursuit
  • Count Dracula's Vampire Quiz Book
  • The Supernatural Movie Quizbook
  • The Superhero Movie and TV Quiz Book
  • The UFO Movie Quizbook
  • The Unauthorized Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Quiz Book

Video game books[edit]

  • The Complete Guide to Conquering Video Games: How to Win Every Game in the Galaxy (1982)
  • How to Win at Nintendo (1988)
  • How to Win at Nintendo Games 2 (1989)
  • How to Win at Nintendo Games 3 (1990)
  • How to Win at Nintendo Sports Games (1990)
  • How to Win at Super Mario Bros. Games (1990)
  • How to Win at Sega & Genesis Games (1991)
  • How to Win at Game Boy Games (1991)
  • How to Win at Super Nintendo Entertainment System Games (1992)
  • The Best of How to Win at Nintendo Games (1993)
  • Gamemaster: Conquering Super Nintendo Games (1994)
  • Gamemaster: Conquering Sega Genesis Games (1994)
  • Gamemaster: The Complete Video Game Guide 1995 (1994)
  • How to Win at Nintendo Games #4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Expert Witness Directory | Find & Contact Expert Witnesses | ALM Experts" (PDF).
  2. ^ Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 149, page 363
  3. ^ Rovin, Jeff (July 3, 2005). "This Week: #10; Weeks on List: 2; Tom Clancy's Op-Center: War of Eagles". The New York Times. Berkley. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.almexperts.com/UploadedFiles/P114/D814/750843_RovinLA08R_F678A4B9-8566-4063-8C4B-47ADCFC2FFF7.pdf List of Jeff Rovin's works up to 2008 in PDF format
  5. ^ "Sean Interviews Clinton Family 'Fixer' From National Enquirer Story". No. The Sean Hannity Show. hannity.com. Fox News. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. ^ Hannity, Sean. ""Reported Clinton "fixer" Jeff Rovin: "Every time...the Pres. got into trouble, it was just 'how could you get caught' [from HRC.]""". Twitter.com. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  7. ^ Bishop, Thomas (24 October 2016). "Hannity Is Convinced Former Editor For Defunct Tabloid Weekly World News Worked As "Fixer" For Clinton". Media Matters. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  8. ^ Feldman, Josh (24 October 2017). ""Hannity Spent 17 Minutes of His Show Tonight Covering a National Enquirer Report About Hillary Clinton"". Mediaite. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  9. ^ Suebsaeng, Asawin; Woodruff, Betsy (25 Oct 2017). "Sean Hannity Gives Platform to Man Who Claims Hillary Is 'Evil,' Bisexual 'Secret Sex Freak'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  10. ^ Shuham, Matt (25 October 2016). "Hannity Hypes Interview With Man National Enquirer Called Clinton's 'Fixer'". Talking Points Memo. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  11. ^ Huston, Warner Todd (25 October 2017). ""Hannity: Author Jeff Rovin Claims He Was Media 'Fixer' for Bill & Hillary Clinton"". Breitbart.

External links[edit]

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