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Bodie & Brock Thoene Books in Order

Bodie & Brock Thoene has written 80 books, published between 1979 and 2026. The first book is The Fall Guy: 30 Years as the Duke's Double (1979) and the newest is Heartland Summer (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
80
Published
1979–2026
Confirmed
80 of 80 titles
Pages on record
17,803 in 56 of 80 books
Reading time
297–445 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 17,803 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 56 of 80 titles with a page count on record.

See all 80 books in order Printable Bodie & Brock Thoene checklist

Bodie & Brock Thoene write Christian historical fiction, with catalogue subjects covering the Bible, Jesus Christ, Jewish history, the Holocaust, the Second World War and the Israel-Arab War of 1948-1949. The joint catalogue holds 80 books listed between 1979 and 2026, and includes the Zion Chronicles, Zion Covenant, Zion Legacy, A.D. Chronicles, Elijah Chronicles, Galway Chronicles, Shiloh Legacy and Legends of the West sequences, plus non-fiction. Chuck Roberson shares the credit on the 1979 title The Fall Guy: 30 Years as the Duke's Double.

How many Bodie & Brock Thoene books are there?

Bodie & Brock Thoene has 80 books, released between 1979 and 2026. They include 13 separate series.

Bodie & Brock Thoene Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 80 Bodie & Brock Thoene books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Fall Guy: 30 Years as the Duke's Double, book 1 of the Bodie Thoene Non-Fiction series (1979)
  2. Cover of The Gates of Zion, book 1 of the Zion Chronicles (1986)
  3. Cover of A Daughter of Zion, book 2 of the Zion Chronicles (1987)
  4. Cover of The Return to Zion, book 3 of the Zion Chronicles (1987)
  5. Cover of A Light in Zion, book 4 of the Zion Chronicles (1988)
  6. Cover of Vienna Prelude, book 1 of the Zion Covenant series (1989)
  7. Cover of Prague Counterpoint, book 2 of the Zion Covenant series (1989)
  8. Cover of The Man from Shadow Ridge, book 1 of the Saga of the Sierras series (1990)
  9. Cover of Riders of the Silver Rim, book 2 of the Saga of the Sierras series (1990)
  10. Cover of Writer to Writer, book 2 of the Bodie Thoene Non-Fiction series (1990)
  11. Cover of Munich Signature, book 3 of the Zion Covenant series (1990)
  12. Cover of Jerusalem Interlude, book 4 of the Zion Covenant series (1990)
  13. Cover of Gold Rush Prodigal, book 3 of the Saga of the Sierras series (1991)
  14. Cover of Danzig Passage, book 5 of the Zion Covenant series (1991)
  15. Cover of The Key to Zion, book 5 of the Zion Chronicles (1991)
  16. Cover of Warsaw Requiem, book 6 of the Zion Covenant series (1991)
  17. Cover of Cannons of the Comstock, book 4 of the Saga of the Sierras series (1992)
  18. Cover of In My Father's House, book 1 of the Shiloh Legacy series (1993)
  19. Cover of Shooting Star, book 5 of the Saga of the Sierras series (1993)
  20. Cover of Twilight of Courage, book 1 of the Bodie Thoene Standalone Novels series (1994)
  21. Cover of Shiloh Autumn, book 2 of the Bodie Thoene Standalone Novels series (1996)
  22. Cover of Only the River Runs Free, book 1 of the Galway Chronicles (1997)
  23. Cover of Winds of Promise, book 1 of the Wayward Wind series (1997)
  24. Cover of To Gather the Wind, book 2 of the Wayward Wind series (1998)
  1. 1
    The Fall Guy: 30 Years as the Duke's DoubleBodie Thoene Non-Fiction #11979 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1979288
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  2. 2
    The Gates of ZionZion Chronicles #11986 · confirmed 3/4
    1986–
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  3. 3
    A Daughter of ZionZion Chronicles #21987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
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  4. 4
    The Return to ZionZion Chronicles #31987 · confirmed 3/4
    1987–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  5. 5
    A Light in ZionZion Chronicles #41988 · confirmed 3/4
    1988–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Vienna PreludeZion Covenant #11989 · 464 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989464
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  7. 7
    Prague CounterpointZion Covenant #21989 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989406
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  8. 8
    The Man from Shadow RidgeSaga of the Sierras #11990 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990239
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  9. 9
    Riders of the Silver RimSaga of the Sierras #21990 · 204 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990204
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  10. 10
    Writer to WriterBodie Thoene Non-Fiction #21990 · 174 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990174
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  11. 11
    Munich SignatureZion Covenant #31990 · 424 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990424
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  12. 12
    Jerusalem InterludeZion Covenant #41990 · 439 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1990439
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  13. 13
    Gold Rush ProdigalSaga of the Sierras #31991 · 223 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991223
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  14. 14
    Danzig PassageZion Covenant #51991 · 442 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991442
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  15. 15
    The Key to ZionZion Chronicles #51991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  16. 16
    Warsaw RequiemZion Covenant #61991 · 520 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991520
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  17. 17
    Cannons of the ComstockSaga of the Sierras #41992 · 203 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992203
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  18. 18
    In My Father's HouseShiloh Legacy #11993 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993432
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  19. 19
    Shooting StarSaga of the Sierras #51993 · 206 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1993206
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  20. 20
    Flames on the Barbary CoastSaga of the Sierras #61993 · confirmed 3/4
    1993–
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  21. 21
    Twilight of CourageBodie Thoene Standalone Novels #11994 · 324 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1994324
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  22. 22
    Shiloh AutumnBodie Thoene Standalone Novels #21996 · 480 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996480
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  23. 23
    Only the River Runs FreeGalway Chronicles #11997 · 320 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997320
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  24. 24
    Winds of PromiseWayward Wind #11997 · 218 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997218
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  25. 25
    To Gather the WindWayward Wind #21998 · 212 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998212
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  26. 26
    Of Men and of AngelsGalway Chronicles #21999 · confirmed 3/4
    1999–
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  27. 27
    Ashes of RemembranceGalway Chronicles #31999 · 300 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999300
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  28. 28
    Winds of the CumberlandWayward Wind #31999 · 229 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999229
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  29. 29
    Sequoia ScoutSaga of the Sierras #71999 · 239 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999239
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  30. 30
    The Year of the GrizzlySaga of the Sierras #81999 · 188 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999188
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Bodie & Brock Thoene series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Bodie & Brock Thoene books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

A.D. Chronicles in order

12 books
  1. 1. First Light
  2. 2. Second Touch
  3. 3. Third Watch
  4. 4. Fourth Dawn
  5. 5. Fifth Seal
  6. 6. Sixth Covenant
  7. 7. Seventh Day
  8. 8. Eighth Shepherd
  9. 9. Ninth Witness
  10. 10. Tenth Stone
  11. 11. Eleventh Guest
  12. 12. Twelfth Prophecy

Zion Covenant in order

9 books
  1. 1. Vienna Prelude
  2. 2. Prague Counterpoint
  3. 3. Munich Signature
  4. 4. Jerusalem Interlude
  5. 5. Danzig Passage
  6. 6. Warsaw Requiem
  7. 7. London Refrain
  8. 8. Paris Encore
  9. 9. Dunkirk Crescendo

Saga of the Sierras books in order

8 books by Bodie & Brock Thoene
  1. 1. The Man from Shadow Ridge
  2. 2. Riders of the Silver Rim
  3. 3. Gold Rush Prodigal
  4. 4. Cannons of the Comstock
  5. 5. Shooting Star
  6. 6. Flames on the Barbary Coast
  7. 7. Sequoia Scout
  8. 8. The Year of the Grizzly

Zion Legacy in order

6 books
  1. 1. Jerusalem Vigil
  2. 2. Thunder from Jerusalem
  3. 3. Jerusalem's Heart
  4. 4. The Jerusalem Scrolls
  5. 5. Stones of Jerusalem
  6. 6. Jerusalem's Hope

Elijah Chronicles in order

5 books
  1. 1. On the Mountain of the Lord
  2. 2. The Threshing Floor
  3. 3. The Cyrus Mandate
  4. 4. As the Days of Noah
  5. 5. The Final Witness

Bodie Thoene Standalone Novels

4 books

4 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Galway Chronicles in order

4 books
  1. 1. Only the River Runs Free
  2. 2. Of Men and of Angels
  3. 3. Ashes of Remembrance
  4. 4. All Rivers to the Sea

Little Books of Why? in order

4 books
  1. 1. Why a Manger?
  2. 2. Why a Crown?
  3. 3. Why a Shepherd?
  4. 4. Why a Star?

Legends of the West in order

4 books
  1. 1. Legends of the West: Volume One
  2. 2. Legends of the West: Volume Two
  3. 3. Legends of the West: Volume Three
  4. 4. Legends of the West: Volume Four

Bodie Thoene Non-Fiction

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Shiloh Legacy in order

3 books
  1. 1. In My Father's House
  2. 2. A Thousand Shall Fall
  3. 3. Say to This Mountain

Wayward Wind in order

3 books
  1. 1. Winds of Promise
  2. 2. To Gather the Wind
  3. 3. Winds of the Cumberland

Jerusalem Chronicles in order

3 books
  1. 1. When Jesus Wept
  2. 2. Take This Cup
  3. 3. Behold the Man

Bodie Thoene Short Story

3 books

3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Zion Diaries in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Gathering Storm
  2. 2. Against the Wind

Love Finds You in order

2 books
  1. 18. Love Finds You in Lahaina, Hawaii
  2. 36. Love Finds You in Martha\'s Vineyard, Massachusetts

Do you have to read Bodie & Brock Thoene books in order?

You only need to read Bodie & Brock Thoene books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Bodie & Brock Thoene

Start with the first book of the Bodie & Brock Thoene series you want to read: Zion Chronicles starts with The Gates of Zion (1986), Zion starts with The Gates of Zion (1986) and Saga of the Sierras starts with The Man from Shadow Ridge (1990). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Fall Guy: 30 Years as the Duke's Double (1979).

What is the newest Bodie & Brock Thoene book?

Heartland Summer (2026) is the newest Bodie & Brock Thoene book released so far.

Is there a new Bodie & Brock Thoene book coming?

No next Bodie & Brock Thoene book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Bodie & Brock Thoene at a glance

Still publishing
Bodie & Brock Thoene published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Bodie & Brock Thoene books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
17,803 pages across the 56 of 80 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Bodie & Brock Thoene books, 31 of 80, were published in the 2000s.

What the Bodie & Brock Thoene books are about

64 of the 80 Bodie & Brock Thoene books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: religious fiction is tagged on 19 of 64. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.