History of Biblical events book series in reading order

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.

Women in the Bible are the subject of Jill Eileen Smith's historical Christian fiction, which subject headings also tie to Israel, queens, and kings and rulers. The catalogue counts 25 books from Michal (2009) to A Deeper Well (2026). Abigail (2010), Bathsheba (2011), Sarai (2012), Rebekah (2013) and Rachel (2014) follow the first title, with The Crimson Cord (2015), The Shepherdess (2015) and Daughter of the Nile (2016) after. Series are Wives of King David, Wives of the Patriarchs, Daughters of the Promised Land and Loves of King Solomon.

Francine Rivers writes Christian historical fiction. Biblical history, frontier life and the bond between mothers and daughters run through 43 catalogued books, the earliest being Kathleen (1979). Mark of the Lion, A Lineage of Grace, Sons of Encouragement and Marta's Legacy are the main series, non-fiction and short stories fill out the list, and The Woman Between is scheduled for 2027.

Gilbert Morris produced Christian historical fiction at length: 248 catalogued books between 1977 and 2014. The House of Winslow follows one family across American history; the Appomattox Saga and Bonnets & Bugles take up the Civil War; Cheney Duvall, M.D. follows a woman physician; the Seven Sleepers, Dixie Morris and Too Smart Jones series sit alongside, with children's fiction among the subjects. The catalogue opens with Race Against Time (1977), reaches Raina's Choice, and is listed as likely complete.

Angela Elwell Hunt, born 20 December 1957, writes Christian fiction and also publishes as Angela Hunt. The Tale of Three Trees (1989) sits in this listing alongside the Nicki Holland Mysteries for younger readers and the historical runs Keepers of the Ring, Heirs of Cahira O'Connor, Silent Years and Jerusalem Road. Biblical history, Christian life, mystery and romance recur across the subjects. The catalogue holds 117 books published between 1988 and 2026, reaching A Most Peculiar Providence (2026).

Lynn Austin writes Christian historical fiction. Biblical history, kings and rulers, Israel, the Second World War and Christian life recur across the subject tags. Her series include Chronicles of the Kings, Refiner's Fire, Restoration Chronicles, Waves of Mercy and If I Were You, and the catalogue holds 35 titles from Gods and Kings / The Lord is My Strength (1995) to The Lumber Baron's Wife (2026). Austin is still publishing.

Orson Scott Card

114 books• 29 series

Orson Scott Card, born August 24, 1951, is an American writer known chiefly for science fiction. Card is the only person, as of 2024, to win both the Hugo and Nebula Awards in consecutive years, for Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). Card coproduced the 2013 film of Ender's Game. The Tales of Alvin Maker won the Locus Fantasy Award. The catalogue counts 114 books from A Planet Called Treason / Treason (1978) to Ender's Tribe (2026), with Homecoming Saga, Mither Mages, Worthing and Women of Genesis among the other series.

Taylor Caldwell

44 books• 4 series

Taylor Caldwell wrote long historical novels about families, faith and power, with physicians, statesmen, clergy and figures from the Bible among the subjects. Dynasty of Death (1938) opens both the catalogue and the Barbours and Bouchards sequence, which continues in Eagles Gather (1940) and The Final Hour (1944). Forty-four titles are catalogued, the last dated 2012, and the median book runs past 500 pages.

T. Davis Bunn, born in 1952 and raised in North Carolina, is an American writer of historical fiction and legal thrillers in which Christian faith plays a major part. After a 1974 BA in psychology and economics from Wake Forest University and graduate study in international finance and economics at Gresham College in London, Bunn worked as a consultant and lecturer in international finance in Switzerland and Germany. Bunn is Novelist in Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford, and divides time between Oxford and Florida. The catalogue holds 108 books from The Presence (1990) to The Sapphire Sea (2026), including Florian's Gate (1992), The Amber Room (1992) and Rhineland Inheritance (1993); some books carry the name Davis Bunn, and Marc Royce and Acts Of Faith are among the series.

Frank G. Slaughter

67 books• 1 series

Frank G. Slaughter (1908-2001) was an American novelist and physician whose books sold more than 60 million copies. Slaughter drew on his medical practice and on his interest in history and the Bible, and his novels often introduced readers to new medical research and technology. He also published as C. V. Terry. The catalogue holds 67 titles, running from Sangaree through Battle Surgeon (1944) to Transplant (1986), and the 1950s were his peak decade.

Diana Wallis Taylor has 14 books in the catalogue, published between 2003 and 2020. Women in the Bible appear among the subject tags, and titles include Martha, Mary Magdalene, Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate and Ruth, Mother of Kings. Subject tags also include Christian historical fiction, suspense, weddings and forest fires. Journey to the Well (2003) is the first listed book, and Rahab, Woman of Jericho (2020) is the most recent. The catalogue considers the work likely complete.

Anne Rice

50 books• 14 series

Born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien in New Orleans on October 4, 1941, Anne Rice was an American author of Gothic fiction, erotic literature and Bible fiction who died on December 11, 2021. The Vampire Chronicles are Rice's best-known work, and the first volume became the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire, adapted by Rice. Interview with the Vampire (1976) opens a catalogue of 50 books that closes with The Reign of Osiris in 2022. Other series include Lives of the Mayfair Witches, Sleeping Beauty, Ramses the Damned, Wolf Gift Chronicles and Life of Christ. Exit to Eden (1985) and Belinda (1986) carry the name Anne Rampling.

James Rollins

48 books• 10 series

James Rollins is the pen name of James Paul Czajkowski, an American writer born August 20, 1961, who gave up a veterinary practice in Sacramento, California to write full time. Rollins writes action-adventure, mystery and techno-thriller novels, often set underground or underwater, drawing on experience as an amateur caver and certified scuba diver. The catalogue opens with Subterranean (1999) and Excavation (2000), counts 49 books through Trust No One (2026), and lists Into the Serpent's Nest for 2027. Series include Sigma Force, the Order of the Sanguines, Tucker Wayne and Jake Ransom. Under a second pen name, James Clemens, Czajkowski publishes fantasy.

Max Lucado

278 books• 6 series

Max Lucado has 278 books in the catalogue, published between 1985 and 2026, and subject headings centre on Christian life, the Bible, Jesus Christ, meditations and biblical teaching. Lucado, born January 11, 1955, is an American author and minister at Oak Hills Church, formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ, in San Antonio, Texas. The earliest titles are No Wonder They Call Him the Savior and On the Anvil (both 1985), then God Came Near (1986), The Applause of Heaven (1990) and He Still Moves Stones (1992). Series include Life Lessons, Hermie & Friends, Max Lucado's Wemmicks and Just in Case, and children's fiction is also among the subjects. The newest listed title is Unbreakable Courage Bible Study Guide (2026).

Connilyn Cossette writes Biblical fiction, with 18 books in the catalogue published from 2016 to 2026. Counted with the Stars (2016) is the earliest, followed by Shadow of the Storm (2016) and Wings of the Wind (2017). Throne of the Heavens (2026) is the newest release. Cossette series include Out From Egypt, Cities of Refuge, Covenant House and King's Men. Subjects include the Exodus, Christian fiction, Christian romance, historical fiction and plagues.

Mesu Andrews writes Christian historical fiction set in the world of the Bible, with women of scripture among its recurring subjects. Love Amid The Ashes (2011) opens 19 catalogued books that reach Noble: The Story of Maakah (2025). Treasures of the Nile, Prophets and Kings, Egyptian Chronicles and King David's Brides divide the run, and Andrews continues to publish.

Tosca Lee

10 books• 2 series

Tosca Lee, born in 1969, is an American author of historical novels and thrillers, several of them retelling biblical history. Demon (2007) opens the catalogue, and Havah (2008), Iscariot (2013) and Sheba / The Legend of Sheba (2014) follow that line, taking in angels, demonology and spiritual warfare. The Progeny (2016) and Firstborn (2017) make up Descendants of the House of Bathory, and The Line Between (2019) and A Single Light (2019) a second series. Ten books reach The Long March Home (2023), at a median of 350 pages.

Sigmund Brouwer, born in 1959, is a Canadian author writing for children, young adults and adults, with more than 100 titles and four million books in print. Dead Man's Switch won the 2015 Arthur Ellis Award for best Canadian young adult mystery, and Shock Wave won the same award in 2025. Thief of Glory, a novel for adults, was named Book of the Year at the Christy Awards and also won an Alberta Readers Choice Award. The Last Disciple, co-authored with Hank Hanegraaff, was featured in Time magazine. The catalogue holds 162 books from Lost Beneath Manhattan (1990) to A Dangerous Game (2026), across series such as Accidental Detectives, Mars Diaries, Winds of Light, Lightning on Ice, Cyberquest and Robot Wars.

Robert Graves

68 books• 4 series

Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 - 7 December 1985) was an English poet, novelist and critic. Graves's father was the Irish poet Alfred Perceval Graves, a figure in the Gaelic revival, and father and son both studied Irish mythology. Graves produced more than 140 works, among them the First World War memoir Good-Bye to All That and The White Goddess (1948), a study of poetic inspiration. The catalogue lists 68 books, including I, Claudius (1934), Claudius the God and His Wife Messalina (1934) and Count Belisarius (1938). Graves's two series in the catalogue are Claudius and Sergeant Lamb.

Jose Saramago was a Portuguese writer who took the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, cited for parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony. His 38 catalogued books open with Terra do Pecado, also published as Land of Sin (1947), and take in poetry, travel writing and journalism alongside the novels: Manual Of Painting And Calligraphy (1977), Levantado do Chao, also Raised from the Ground (1980), Journey to Portugal (1983) and The Year Of The Death Of Ricardo Reis (1984). Blindness is the one recorded series. The work reads often as allegory, taking subversive angles on historic events, with Portugal, Lisbon and biblical history among the subjects. Saramago lived from 1922 to 2010.

Christian devotional writing defines the catalogue of Marjorie Holmes (1910-2002), an American columnist whose output reached 134 books, 32 of them best sellers. The 25 catalogued titles run from I've Got to Talk to Somebody, God (1969) to Lord, Let Me Love (2006). Holmes is known above all for a biblical trilogy that opened with Two from Galilee, a novel about the love of Mary and Joseph, from the publisher Fleming H. Revell. Subjects list prayers, meditations and the lives of women, wives and mothers.