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Van Jensen

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Born

The United States

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Genre

Science Fiction, Thriller, Comics

Member Since

October 2010

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Van Jensen is the acclaimed author of the award-winning GODFALL trilogy (Grand Central). The sci-fi/thriller genre mashup series is in development for TV with Academy Award winner Ron Howard attached to direct and Jensen serving as executive producer.

Jensen was born and raised in the farm country of Western Nebraska where he wrote and drew stories as soon as he could hold a pencil. He became a newspaper crime reporter, then a magazine editor, and eventually an author of comic books and graphic novels. He has written some of the world’s biggest characters, including James Bond, Godzilla, and The Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern for DC Comics. His original graphic novels include ARCA (IDW), Two Dead (Simon & Schuster/Gallery 1 ...more

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Average rating: 3.73 · 10,800 ratings · 1,604 reviews · 173 distinct works • Similar authors

	Arca by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author), Jesse Lonergan (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 792 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Bond: Casino Royale by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author), Dennis Calero (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Godfall 3.79 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer and the Great Puppet Theater by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author), Dusty Higgins, Dustin Higgins 3.78 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Dead by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author), Nate Powell 3.75 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Complete Edition by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author), Dusty Higgins (Illustrations) 4.05 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Lantern Corps, Volume 5: Uprising by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Robert Venditti (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Bernard Chang (Goodreads Author) (Artist) 3.59 avg rating — 235 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Lantern Corps, Vol. 6: Reckoning by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author), Bernard Chang (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.27 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cryptocracy by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Pete Woods (Illustrator) 3.47 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Volume 3: Of Wood and Blood Part 1 by Van Jensen (Goodreads Author), Dustin Higgins (Artist) 3.98 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Van Jensen

Cryptocracy (6 books)
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Van Jensen (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator),

Pete Woods (Illustrator)

3.61 avg rating — 291 ratings

Godzilla Heist (5 books)
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Van Jensen (Goodreads Author),

Kelsey Ramsay (Artist)

3.64 avg rating — 150 ratings

Quotes by Van Jensen (?)

“I'M PINOCCHIO. I KILL MONSTERS.”
― Van Jensen, Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer

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“It's the rabbits of ill portent!”
― Van Jensen, Pinocchio: Vampire Slayer

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“What the heck is this, a trivet?"
"I AM WAFFLE FACE!”
― Van Jensen

tags: humour

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1st Quarter 2026 - Science Fiction #3

God's Junk Drawer by Peter Clines (560 pp)

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Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds (327 pp)

2 votes, 33.3%

Ammonite by Nicola Griffith (416 pp)

1 vote, 16.7%

Syncopation: A Novel in Verse by Whitney French (300 pp)

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Here and Beyond by Hal Lacroix (319 pp)

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The Wall by Marlen Haushofer (239 pp)

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Godfall by Van Jensen (384 pp)

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