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Jeff Rovin is an author, magazine editor, freelance writer and columnist. Former editor-in-chief of Weekly World News, he has also been assistant editor and writer for DC Comics, editor for Warren Publishing and Seaboard Periodicals publications, as well as science and media columnist in such magazines as Analog, Omni, Famous Monsters. He was born on November 5, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for his Tom Clancy's Op-Center books.

His How to Play video game books, which were popular in the 1980s and 1990s, reaching a total of over 4 million copies, detail 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 90's, which began containing a violence rating for the games included in these books. With the beginning of this new series he mentions that he is 'opposed' to the forceful laws and censorship that would make game ratings required, and asks readers to write letters of disapproval to their Congressional representatives. A later series would be released by St. Martin's also called "How To Win At", covering Nintendo 64 and PlayStation games, but this time written by Hank Schlesinger.

Rovin has written encyclopedias within various genres such as: 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 various biographical and film books on such celebrities as Kelsey Grammer, Lana Turner, Adam West, Ellen DeGeneres, Jackie Chan, Charlton Heston, Elvis Presley, Sylvester Stallone, Richard Pryor, Julio Iglesias, The Simpsons, and the two stars from Beverly Hills, 90210; Luke Perry and Jason Priestley, both biographies separately in one book. As well as a number of quiz and joke books.

His novels are in the fields of thriller, horror, adventure, mystery, and largely in the military field during the Force Five', and later Tom Clancy's Op-Center series, which he has now finished and his later "Unit Omega" books which he wrote under the name pen name of "Jim Grand". He then began writing further military suspense books under his own name, such as Tempest Down, Dead Rising, and Rogue Angel novels, of which Stephen Coonts calls Rovin "The best of the new generation of military adventure writers.".

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Total Books: 251
Tom Clancy's OpCenter The Black Order A Novel
2022 - Tom Clancy's Opcenter the Black Order a Novel (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250222350
ISBN-10: 1250222354
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Tom Clancy's OpCenter God of War A Novel
2021 - Tom Clancy's Opcenter God of War a Novel (Paperback)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250209245
ISBN-10: 1250209242
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Tom Clancy's OpCenter Sting of the Wasp
2020 - Tom Clancy's Opcenter Sting of the Wasp (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781250156914
ISBN-10: 1250156912
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Ralph Compton Death Valley Drifter
2020 - Ralph Compton Death Valley Drifter [Gunfighter, Bk 4] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780593100752
ISBN-10: 0593100751
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Tom Clancy's OpCenter For Honor
2019 - Tom Clancy's Opcenter for Honor (Paperback)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250156891
ISBN-10: 1250156890
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2.5/5 Stars.
 1

Tom Clancy's OpCenter Dark Zone
2018 - Tom Clancy's Opcenter Dark Zone (Paperback)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250130259
ISBN-10: 1250130255
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

Tom Clancy's OpCenter For Honor
2018 - Tom Clancy's Opcenter for Honor (Paperback)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781250183019
ISBN-10: 1250183014
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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A Vision of Fire
2015 - A VIsion of Fire [Earthend Saga, Bk 1] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781476776538
ISBN-10: 1476776539
Genres: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
 1

A Vision of Fire
2014 - A VIsion of Fire (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781476776521
ISBN-10: 1476776520
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 5

Rogue Angel
2005 - Rogue Angel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780312936945
ISBN-10: 031293694X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 8

War of Eagles
2005 - War of Eagles [Tom Clancy's Op-Center, #12] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780425199626
ISBN-10: 0425199622
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 62

Tempest Down
2005 - Tempest Down (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780312934804
ISBN-10: 0312934807
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 2.8/5 Stars.
 9

Games of Stats
2005 - Games of Stats (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780007823079
ISBN-10: 000782307X
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1

Call to Treason Tom Clancy's OpCentre
2004 - Call to Treason Tom Clancy's Opcentre (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780141011363
ISBN-10: 014101136X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Call to Treason
2004 - Call to Treason [Tom Clancy's Op Center, Bk 11] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780425195468
ISBN-10: 0425195465
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 54

Tom Clancy's Op Centre Acts of War
2004 - Tom Clancy's Op Centre Acts of War (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780007833115
ISBN-10: 0007833113
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2

Sea of Fire
2003 - Sea of Fire [Op-Center, Bk 10] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780425190913
ISBN-10: 0425190919
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 67

Mission of Honor
2002 - Mission of Honor [Tom Clancy's Op Center, #9] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780425186701
ISBN-10: 0425186709
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 70

Line of Control
2001 - Line of Control [Tom Clancy's Op-Center, Bk 8] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780006513995
ISBN-10: 0006513999
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1

Line of Control
2001 - Line of Control [Tom Clancy's Op-Center, #8] (Audio Cassette)
ISBN-13: 9780743505864
ISBN-10: 0743505867
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 3

Line of Control
2001 - Line of Control [Tom Clancy's Op Center, Bk 8] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780425180051
ISBN-10: 0425180050
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 71

2001 - Tom Clancy's Opcenter Line of Control [Tom Clancy's Op Center Series] (Audio CD)
2000 - Divide and Conquer [Tom Clancy's Op-Center, #7] (Audio Cassette)Paperback
1999 - State of Siege [Tom Clancy's Op-Center, #6] (Paperback)Audio Cassette
1999 - State of Siege [Op-Center, Bk 6] (Paperback)Paperback
1989 - Starik (Paperback)Hardcover
1989 - Destination Stalingrad [Force 5, Bk 2] (Paperback)
1989 - Destination Algiers [Force Five, No 1] (Paperback)
1984 - Tv Babylon [A Signet special] (Paperback)