Zion Books in Order
Bodie & Brock Thoene has written 22 Zion books, published between 1986 and 2011. The first book is The Gates of Zion (1986) and the newest is Against the Wind (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 22
- Published
- 1986–2011
- Confirmed
- 22 of 22 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,072 in 14 of 22 books
- Reading time
- 85–127 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,072 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 22 titles with a page count on record.
Bodie and Brock Thoene's Zion books are religious historical novels, with Jews, the Holocaust, the Second World War, Palestine and the 1948-1949 Israel-Arab War among the subjects. The 22 titles span four series: the Zion Chronicles, Zion Covenant, Zion Legacy and Zion Diaries. The Gates of Zion (1986) is the first, and Vienna Prelude and Munich Signature appeared in 1989 and 1990. Elisa Lindheim is a recurring figure, and Against the Wind (2011) is the last title.
How many Zion books are there?
Zion has 22 books, released between 1986 and 2011.
Zion Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 22 Zion 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.
- 11986–3/4
- 21987–3/4
- 31987–3/4
- 41988–3/4
- 519894643/4
- 619894063/4
- 719904243/4
- 819904393/4
- 919914423/4
- 101991–3/4
- 1119915203/4
- 122000–3/4
- 1320003203/4
- 1420013283/4
- 1520012883/4
- 1620022723/4
- 1720022723/4
- 1820052823/4
- 1920052933/4
- 2020053223/4
- 212010–3/4
- 222011–3/4
Do you have to read Zion books in order?
You should read the Zion books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Zion book also stands alone.
Where to start with Zion
Start with The Gates of Zion (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Zion book?
Against the Wind (2011) is the newest Zion book released so far.
Is there a new Zion book coming?
No next Zion book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Zion at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Zion title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Zion books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,072 pages across the 14 of 22 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Zion books, 9 of 22, were published in the 2000s.
What the Zion books are about
All 22 Zion 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 16 of 22. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Religious fiction 16 of 22 books
- Jews 13 of 22 books
- Historical fiction 10 of 22 books
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 7 of 22 books
- Israel-arab war, 1948-1949 7 of 22 books
- World War, 1939-1945 6 of 22 books
- History 5 of 22 books
- Israel 5 of 22 books
- War & military 5 of 22 books
- Elisa Lindheim (Fictitious character) 3 of 22 books
- Holocaust survivors 3 of 22 books
- Palestine 3 of 22 books
More books by Bodie & Brock Thoene
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Bodie & Brock Thoene books in order 80 books
Series that include Zion books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Zion Chronicles books in order 5 books