Bodie Thoene

Bodie (born 1951) and Brock Thoene (born 1952; pronounced ''Tay-nee'') are an American husband-and-wife duo of authors. They are the authors of more than 75 works of historical fiction. Eight of their books have won Gold Medallion Awards.
Over 35 million copies of their books have been sold in more than 20 languages.

Career

Bodie has written articles appearing in ''The Saturday Evening Post'', '' U.S. News & World Report'', and ''The American West''. In the 1970s, she also worked as a screenwriter for John Wayne's production company Batjac Productions"Writing History With a Message". May 5, 2002. ''The Tribune''. H2. and co-wrote ''Fall Guy'' with Wayne's stunt double Charles H. Roberson. Bodie has also worked with ABC Circle Films as a writer and researcher. The couple works as a writing team with Brock as the researcher and story-line consultant and Bodie as co-author.

Personal life

Born in Bakersfield, California, the couple first met each other when they were three years old. They were married as college sophomores in 1970 and have four adult children, Luke, Jake, Rachel and Ellie Thoene who are also authors. They are also grandparents to nine grandchildren. Bodie holds a PhD in creative writing and also holds degree in journalism and communications and Brock holds a PhD in history and a master's degree in education. They divide their time between London, Nevada, Hawaii and Central California.

Published works

''The Zion Diaries'' series

* ''The Gathering Storm''
* ''Against the Wind'' (pending publication 2011)
* ''Their Finest Hour'' (never published)

''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''

''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''
* ''Shiloh Autumn''

''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'' Which follows the story on from the 'Shiloh Legacy' series.
* ''Twilight of Courage''
* ''Icon'' Hard Back and (e-book) FamilyAudioLibrary.com

* ''Love Finds You In Lahaina''
* When Jesus Wept - The first in the three-book series "The Jerusalem Chronicles" book 2"Take this Cup" book 3"Behold The Man"

Non-fiction

* ''Writer to Writer''
* ''Protecting Your Income and Your Family's Future''

References

External links

Official web site of Bodie and Brock Thoene

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20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American historical novelists
Christian novelists
Living people
Writers from Bakersfield, California
1952 births
1951 births
Writers from California
Married couples
American women novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
Women historical novelists