Bodie and Brock Thoene are the authors of more than 50 works of historical fiction. Eight of their books have won Gold Medallion Awards

Gold Medallion Book Award

The Christian Book Award is an annual award given by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association to honor Christian content in several categories, including Bibles, Fiction, Children, Inspiration, Bible Reference, and Non-Fiction. Winners are announced each year at the industry's Executive...

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Over 10 million copies of their books have been sold.

Career

Bodie has written articles appearing in The Saturday Evening Post

The Saturday Evening Post

The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...

, U.S. News and World Report, and The American West. In the 1970s, she also worked as a screenwriter for John Wayne

John Wayne

Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...

's production company Batjac Productions

Batjac Productions

Batjac Productions is an independent film production company founded by John Wayne in the early 1950s as a vehicle for Wayne to produce as well as star in movies. Its first release was Big Jim McLain with Warner Brothers in 1952, and its final film was also with Warner Brothers, McQ, in 1974...

 and co-wrote Fall Guy with Wayne's stunt double Charles H. Roberson.

Personal life

Born in Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....

, the couple first met each other when they were three years old. They were married as college sophomores in 1970 and have four children. Their children Luke, Jake, and Rachel Thoene are also authors. Bodie holds a PhD in creative writing and Brock holds a PhD in history and a masters degree in education. They divide their time between London, Nevada or Hawaii.

The Zion Diaries Series

• The Gathering Storm
• Against the Wind (pending publication 2011)
• Their Finest Hour (pending publication 2011)

A.D. Chronicles Series

• First Light
• Second Touch
• Third Watch
• Fourth Dawn
• Fifth Seal
• Sixth Covenant
• Seventh Day
• Eighth Shepherd
• Ninth Witness
• Tenth Stone
• Eleventh Guest
• Twelfth Prophecy(pending publication 2011)

Zion Covenant Series

• Vienna Prelude
• Prague Counterpoint
• Munich Signature
• Jerusalem Interlude
• Danzig Passage
• Warsaw Requiem
• London Refrain
• Paris Encore
• Dunkirk Crescendo

Zion Chronicles Series

• The Gates of Zion
• A Daughter of Zion
• The Return to Zion
• A Light in Zion
• The Key to Zion

Shiloh Legacy Series

• In My Father's House
• A Thousand Shall Fall
• Say to This Mountain

Galway Chronicles Series

• Only the River Runs Free
• Of Men and of Angels
• Ashes of Remembrance
• All Rivers to the Sea

Zion Legacy Series

• Jerusalem Vigil
• Thunder from Jerusalem
• Jerusalem's Heart
• Jerusalem Scrolls
• Stones of Jerusalem
• Jerusalem's Hope

The Saga Of The Sierras

• The Man from Shadow Ridge
• Riders of the Silver Rim
• Gold Rush Prodigal
• Sequoia Scout
• Cannons of the Comstock
• Year of the Grizzly
• Shooting Star
• Delta Passage (aka Winds of Promise)
• Hangtown Lawman (aka To Gather the Wind)
• Cumberland Crossing (aka Winds of the Cumberland)

Wayward Wind Series

• Winds of Promise
• To Gather the Wind
• Winds of the Cumberland

The Little Books of Why

• Why a Manger?
• Why a Shepherd?
• Why a Star?
• Why a Crown?

Other novels

• Legend of Storey County
• Hope Valley War
• Shiloh Autumn
• Twilight of Courage
• ICON, a ThoenE Book
• Love Finds You In Lahaina

External links

• Official web site of Bodie and Brock Thoene