Bodie and Brock Thoene Books In Order

Saga of the Sierras Books In Order

  1. The Man from Shadow Ridge (1990)
  2. Riders of the Silver Rim (1990)
  3. Gold Rush Prodigal (1991)
  4. Sequoia Scout (1999)
  5. Cannons of the Comstock (1992)
  6. The Year of the Grizzly (1999)
  7. Shooting Star (1993)
  8. Flames On the Barbary Coast (1994)

Zion Covenant Books In Order

  1. Vienna Prelude (2005)
  2. Prague Counterpoint (2005)
  3. Munich Signature (2005)
  4. Jerusalem Interlude (2005)
  5. Danzig Passage (2005)
  6. Warsaw Requiem (2005)
  7. London Refrain (2005)
  8. Paris Encore (2005)
  9. Dunkirk Crescendo (2005)

Shiloh Legacy Books In Order

  1. In My Father’s House (1992)
  2. A Thousand Shall Fall (2006)
  3. Say to This Mountain (2006)

Galway Chronicles Books In Order

  1. Only the River Runs Free (1997)
  2. Of Men and of Angels (1998)
  3. Ashes of Remembrance (1999)
  4. All Rivers to the Sea (2000)

Wayward Wind Books In Order

  1. Winds of Promise (1998)
  2. To Gather the Wind (1998)
  3. Winds of the Cumberland (1999)

Zion Chronicles Books In Order

  1. The Gates of Zion (2006)
  2. A Daughter of Zion (1998)
  3. The Return to Zion (2006)
  4. A Light in Zion (2006)
  5. The Key to Zion (2006)

Zion Legacy Books In Order

  1. Jerusalem Vigil (2000)
  2. Thunder from Jerusalem (2000)
  3. Jerusalem’s Heart (2001)
  4. The Jerusalem Scrolls (2001)
  5. Stones of Jerusalem (2002)
  6. Jerusalem’s Hope (2002)

A. D. Chronicles Books In Order

  1. First Light (2003)
  2. Second Touch (2004)
  3. Third Watch (2004)
  4. Fourth Dawn (2005)
  5. Fifth Seal (2006)
  6. Sixth Covenant (2007)
  7. Seventh Day (2008)
  8. Eighth Shepherd (2008)
  9. Ninth Witness (2008)
  10. Tenth Stone (2009)
  11. Eleventh Guest (2009)
  12. Twelfth Prophecy (2011)

Zion Memoirs Books In Order

  1. Evensong (2010)
  2. Serenade (2010)

Zion Diaries Books In Order

  1. The Gathering Storm (2010)
  2. Against the Wind (2011)

A.D. Scrolls Books In Order

  1. The First Stone (2011)

Jerusalem Chronicles Books In Order

  1. When Jesus Wept (2013)
  2. Take This Cup (2014)
  3. Behold the Man (2015)

Novels

  1. The Twilight of Courage (1994)
  2. Shiloh Autumn (1996)
  3. Hope Valley War (1996)
  4. Icon (2010)
  5. Beyond the Farthest Star (2011)

Anthologies edited

  1. Legends of the West (2007)

Non fiction

  1. Writer to Writer (1990)
  2. The Little Books of Why? (2009)
  3. Making the Call (2013)

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Bodie and Brock Thoene Books Overview

The Man from Shadow Ridge

As Dawson moves toward a final confrontation, the Dawson home is shattered by a second tragedy. Where will he find the courage and faith to continue?.

Riders of the Silver Rim

The Merciless Desert and Lawless Frontier Hold Far Greater Threat Than His Dark SecretA tragic accident sends Joshua Roberts west to find peace. But in a lawless mining town, peace is hard to find. Burned nearly to death under the desert sun, he is brought back to life by the hands of a stranger. The powerful blacksmith now faces challenges he never dreamed of and responsibilities he never wanted. Hired to work at the Silver Rim Mine, Roberts is unaware that the mine’s future is threatened by the designs of greedy and unscrupulous enemies. And his own future becomes clouded as he unexpectedly meets a lovely, intriguing woman. Roberts truly wants to do his best as constable, even though he is more at home with a blacksmith’s hammer in his hand. But can he, an Easterner plagued with painful memories from the past, bring order to a frontier town and protect those he has come to love?From the Bestselling Writers of The Man From Shadow Ridge!

Cannons of the Comstock

Tom Dawson, a California rancher, discovers a Confederate plot to take the state out of the Union and form an independent Republic of the Pacific.

Shooting Star

He Thought He’d Seen Life at Its Worst Until He Joined the Mad Rush for Gold. Andrew Jackson Sinnickson had crossed paths with Jack Powers long before Powers’ name was known and feared as the genuine article: the first and worst of the California bad men. Total contrasts in character, in values, in approach to life, the two men locked horns from their original encounter in the southern presidio of Santa Barbara to the gold miners’ hovels of Angel’s Camp in the Sierras. Sinnickson had been on hand when the Bear Flag rebellion had carried California from Mexican to American ownership. Now to the sleepy, sparsely populated western outposts came hordes of treasure seekers honest miners, greenhorns, gamblers, sharps, and cutthroats. Gold fever madness in a land without law burst open a door for exploitation, and Powers and his bandits soon established their upper hand. When the price of steers jumps from $2 to $100 to feed the starving miners, Sinnickson gets involved in the first ever California cattle drive. But it’s three hundred treacherous miles that lead into the heart of Powers’ strength. Discover the Roots of the Shiloh Legacy Left to Grandson Birch Tucker by Andrew Jackson Sinnickson.

Vienna Prelude

Na*zi Darkness Was Descending Upon Europe Would Their Lives Ever Be the Same?Predating the events of The Zion Chronicles Series, Vienna Prelude opens in pre World War II Austria. Elisa Lindheim, a violinist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, is of Jewish heritage but has adopted an Aryan stage name. Thus she is able to travel and play in Germany even though a 1935 law forbade Jewish musicians to do so. Her dear friend Leah, a cellist already introduced to Thoene readers in A Daughter of Zion, and her husband Shimon must escape Austria or perish in the coming Holocaust. John Murphy, a reporter for the New York Times in Berlin and Austria, becomes linked with English politicians in a plan to overthrow Hitler. Elisa and John’s mutual connections with the Jewish Underground entangle them in a web of intrigue, danger, and conspiracy that neither could have known. Discover more about memorable characters you’ve already met in The Zion Chronicles and meet many new ones in this first book of a magnificent new series, The Zion Covenant!

Prague Counterpoint

She Had Escaped the Na*zi Terror. But a Nation’s Priceless Treasures Were Compelling Her to Return. In Vienna Prelude, Elisa Lindheim risked her life helping others escape pre World War II Austria. The climactic ending finds her safely in Czechoslovakia, but not for long. A million other lives are endangered, and she cannot still their silent cry for help. Prague Counterpoint finds Elisa watching in horror as Hitler’s forces sweep through her beloved Vienna and he directs his ambition toward the takeover of Czechoslovakia. As Europe slides irrevocably toward the brink of war, Elisa is torn between the Underground’s lofty political goals and the safety of two little boys . And underneath it all, her heart yearns for John. Will she ever see him again?The Electrifying Sequel to VIENNA PRELUDE.

Munich Signature

Opening in 1936, the Zion Covenant series tells the courageous and compelling stories of those who risk everything to stand against the growing tide of Na*zi terrorism that is sweeping through central Europe under the dangerous and deceitful guise of Hitler’s Third Reich. A new study guide is included in each book.

Jerusalem Interlude

Opening in 1936, the Zion Covenant series tells the courageous and compelling stories of those who risk everything to stand against the growing tide of Na*zi terrorism that is sweeping through central Europe under the dangerous and deceitful guise of Hitler’s Third Reich. A new study guide is included in each book.

Danzig Passage

Opening in 1936, the Zion Covenant series tells the courageous and compelling stories of those who risk everything to stand against the growing tide of Na*zi terrorism that is sweeping through central Europe under the dangerous and deceitful guise of Hitler’s Third Reich. As the net of Hitler’s Third Reich begins to close around the Jews in prewar Europe, two families face the grim reality of life in the New Germany. When Anna Lindheim s sister Helen and her pastor husband Karl Ibsen are arrested for helping the Jews, their children, Lori and Jamie, must find a way to escape the Na*zi pursuers and get past the iron gates that keep them imprisoned in the Reich. Young Peter Wallich, with his mother, sister and baby brother, faces the same dilemma. How can he, a Jew, get them out of Vienna to Danzig, the last place of refuge for Jewish families?

Warsaw Requiem

Opening in 1936, the Zion Covenant series tells the courageous and compelling stories of those who risk everything to stand against the growing tide of Na*zi terrorism that is sweeping through central Europe under the dangerous and deceitful guise of Hitler’s Third Reich. A new study guide is included in each book.

London Refrain

This description covers 7 London Refrain, 8 Paris Encore, and 9 Dunkirk Crescendo. These three additions to the Zion Covenant series are ‘director’s cuts.’ They include portions of the Thoene classic The Twilight of Courage and thrilling, never before published scenes with the characters you’ve come to know and love. Readers will finally know the fates of Jacob and Lori Kalner from Warsaw Requiem and meet for the first time David Meyer from The Zion Chronicles, plus Madame Rose Smith and Jerome Jardin from The Zion Legacy and, most importantly, Rachel and Yacov Lubetkin, the heroes of The Zion Chronicles series. Study questions included.

Paris Encore

This description covers 7 London Refrain, 8 Paris Encore, and 9 Dunkirk Crescendo. These three additions to the Zion Covenant series are director’s cuts. They include portions of the Thoene classic The Twilight of Courage and thrilling, never before published scenes with the characters you’ve come to know and love. Readers will finally know the fates of Jacob and Lori Kalner from Warsaw Requiem and meet for the first time David Meyer from The Zion Chronicles, plus Madame Rose Smith and Jerome Jardin from The Zion Legacy and, most importantly, Rachel and Yacov Lubetkin, the heroes of The Zion Chronicles series. Study questions included.

Dunkirk Crescendo

This description covers 7 London Refrain, 8 Paris Encore, and 9 Dunkirk Crescendo. These three additions to the Zion Covenant series are ‘director’s cuts.’ They include portions of the Thoene classic The Twilight of Courage and thrilling, never before published scenes with the characters you’ve come to know and love. Readers will finally know the fates of Jacob and Lori Kalner from Warsaw Requiem and meet for the first time David Meyer from The Zion Chronicles, plus Madame Rose Smith and Jerome Jardin from The Zion Legacy and, most importantly, Rachel and Yacov Lubetkin, the heroes of The Zion Chronicles series. Study questions included.

In My Father’s House

The Shiloh Legacy series covers the lives of four young soldiers and their families through these great events: the end of World War I in France, the return of the soldiers to America, the Roaring Twenties, the stock market crash, the resulting Great Depression, and the rebuilding of lives that must follow. Yet with all the racial, social, and cultural intolerance that marked the day seemingly immovable mountains in the lives of these characters God works through the tragedy, the laughter, the pain, the joy, the dramatic, and the ordinary to create a yearning in their hearts for a faith that moves mountains.

A Thousand Shall Fall

The Shiloh Legacy series covers the lives of four young soldiers and their families through these great events: the end of World War I in France, the return of the soldiers to America, the Roaring Twenties, the stock market crash, the resulting Great Depression, and the rebuilding of lives that must follow. Yet with all the racial, social, and cultural intolerance that marked the day seemingly immovable mountains in the lives of these characters God works through the tragedy, the laughter, the pain, the joy, the dramatic, and the ordinary to create a yearning in their hearts for a faith that moves mountains.

Say to This Mountain

The seemingly unmovable mountains in their lives were small compared to the yearnings in their hearts City boy Davey Meyer, street smart and gutsy, had this inner longing too belong to somebody . Max Meyer, a city boy grown up and a Wall Street regular, also wanted to belong. Jefferson Canfield had been unjustly incarcerated for a decade. But his escape didn’t mean freedom he didn’t really belong anywhere until he came home to Shiloh . Lily’s husband had died not long after their baby was conceived. Could she ever feel she belonged to anyone again? Willa Mae and Hock Canfield had belonged to each other for nearly as long as they could remember. And for ten years they had made a life for themselves far away from Shiloh and the killing. Now it seemed to have found them once again. Like his father before him, Ellis Warne belonged in the medical profession. But now he was required to do some things that made him wonder if he could remain a doctor . Becky Warne’s empty arms reflected her empty heart. A baby belonged there! Why couldn’t Ellis have saved his own? And two little boys who had a mother, who didn’t really belong to anybody. These characters and more fill the pages of Say to This Mountain with the stuff of life tragedy and laughter, pain and joy, the dramatic and the ordinary. And through it all over it all is the sense, the wonder, of faith that moves mountains. From an extraordinary novelist comes the gripping continuation of The Shiloh Legacy!

Only the River Runs Free

The Village is in sore need of a miracle. Struggling under grinding poverty and a greedy overlord, Bllynockanor is the story of a thousand Irish Villages where an English usurper is despised by his Irish tenants. When a stranger crosses the river and enters the village on Christmas Eve, Molly proclaims that he is the herald of freedom and change. Is this quiet man the spark that will stroke the fires of Irish nationalism and bring freedom in a troubled time? Or will he bring the destruction of an entire way of life?

Of Men and of Angels

This novel takes readers into the life of Joseph Connor Burke, who has reclaimed his ancestral acres and the manor he was born to rule. But in a turbulent time when Ireland struggles under an unjust English oppressor, Joseph’s dreams are inevitably shattered by violence and betrayal. Soon the village of Ballynockanor will be swept into storms of political strife that will eventually spread to the entire Emerald Isle. Just when hope for a better life seems brightest, the darkness of evil and tragedy could snuff it out. Will Joseph stand for what he truly believes, no matter what it costs him? And when he makes his stand, will the woman he loves choose to be at his side?

Ashes of Remembrance

The third book in the Galway Chronicles tells of the political and economic strife in Ireland and of the personal struggles of some of her most fascinating inhabitants. This sequel to Only the River Runs Free and Of Men and of Angels follows the further adventures of Kate, Joseph, and the beloved characters of the village of Ballynockanor. Ashes of Remembrance offers a powerful portrayal of a people’s faith and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of tragedy, betrayal, and separation. Set in a tumultuous time in Ireland’s history, this novel follows the fight for freedom by passionate Irishmen and brings the heroism and heartbreak to life for modern readers. From the horror of famine, to the plots of ruthless men, this story gives a human face to the troubles that brought so many Irish people to the shores of America troubles that continue to haunt England and Ireland today.

All Rivers to the Sea

It is October 1844. With the death of the evil Colonel Mahon and the end of the greatest potato famine in living memory, it seems peace and prosperity are finally on the way to Ballynockanor. But is this the calm before the storm? As Kate awaits the birth of their baby, Joseph is in hiding in London. Trying to find his way to Ireland and to his beloved wife, Joseph fights against the forces that seek to block their reunion. This fourth book in the Galway Chronicles portrays the impact of the tragic potato famine that would kill or displace a third of the population of Ireland. Set in a place and time in Ireland’s history that affects the age in which we now live, this novel follows the fight for freedom by passionate Irishmen and brings the heroism and heartbreak to life for modern readers. From the horror of famine to the plots of ruthless men, All Rivers to the Sea gives a human face to the troubles that brought so many Irish to the shores of America.

To Gather the Wind

This adventurous novel of danger and romance takes readers out to the old West with heart stopping action and colorful characters. The second book in The Wayward Wind series.

Winds of the Cumberland

It’s 1862 and the Civil War has swept over the Cumberland Mountains into the heart of Tennessee. Jesse Dodson and his wife, Alcie, want only to farm the land and raise their children in peace. But instead the cataclysmic forces of war have torn their family apart. An epic tale of one man’s journey through the horrors of war and of a family’s courage and hope for healing, Winds of the Cumberland is a dramatic saga of heartache, sacrifice, faith, and lasting love.

The Gates of Zion

Out of the ashes of the Holocaust, a magnificent novel of indomitable courage and hope. Ellie, a young American photojournalist, finds herself in the Jerusalem of 1947. She unwittingly becomes a pawn in a political chess game when she photographs some ancient scrolls discovered by Bedouins. David seems to love her dearly, but Moshe has a purpose and commitment in life that intrigues her more than she can say. Through it all, Ellie discovers a people, a spirit and a person who profoundly change the direction of her life. This first book in THE ZION CHRONICLES vividly portrays the intense struggle of the Jewish people in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the forces, within and without, which engulf the Middle East in conflict and controversy even today.

A Daughter of Zion

The nation was gripped in a life and death struggle for survival. No less momentous was Rachel’s own personal struggle The Gates of Zion vividly portrayed both the indomitable courage and hope of the Jewish people streaming into Israel after the Holocaust as well as their intense battle to protect their new homeland. The sequel, A Daughter of Zion, centers around a returning Jewess named Rachel who survived the Na*zi desolation, but only at a great personal cost. Smuggled into the besieged Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, she discovers members of her long lost family. Rachel decides she cannot leave the Old City or the people who stand as one thin line between its survival. When secrets of her past are uncovered, she is discredited before the very people she wants so desperately to help. Alienated from her own people and left in despair, she is not aware of the enemy forces which threaten her very life.A sweeping historical novel of a young nation struggling to keep its mandate and a young woman struggling for her life.

The Return to Zion

The Jewish people, gazing down the vista of time, had longed for the rebirth of their nation. That day was now upon them, but could they endure its accompanying fury?The first two books in THE ZION CHRONICLES, The Gates of Zion and its sequel, A Daughter of Zion, graphically portrayed the courage and hope of the Jewish people streaming into Israel after the Holocaust. The drama of history and the heart stopping life and death struggle of a nation are captured by bestselling author Bodie Thoene in the lives of the people who live on these pages. The Return to Zion opens during the final month of British occupation in Palestine. With Moshe the target of a dangerous conspiracy and Rachel imprisoned behind the walls of the Old City, David and Ellie marshall efforts in the last ditch attempts of the Jewish Agency to arm its people against the onslaught that surely will come on the day the British forces leave Palestine. ENGULFED IN DARKNESS AND HOPELESSNESS, THEY WONDERED WHAT DIFFERENCE THE PROMISES TO ISRAEL MADE NOW?

A Light in Zion

On the Eve of Israel’s 40th Anniversary of Statehood The fourth book in THE ZION CHRONICLES, A Light in Zion opens in April 1948, only six weeks before the final evacuation of the British from Israel. The dream for the rebirth of the Jewish nation now appears doomed to extinction. The British have almost totally withdrawn from any interference between the battles of the nearly unarmed Jews and the Arab soldiers of Haj Amin Husseni. The eve of Passover finds the Jewish sector of Jerusalem being starved into submission by an Arab siege. While Moshe and his Jewish troops risk their lives to open the Arab held pass of Bab el Wad for a food convoy to save their people, David and Ellie search the Mediterranean for a freighter loaded with weapons for the Muslim Jihad and the bands of Arab soldiers who still vow to drive the Jews into the sea. And Rachel’s mother heart yearns over her fever ravaged infant . BOUND BY DESTINY YET OVERWHELMED BY ODDS, IS THERE ANY ‘LIGHT IN ZION’?

The Key to Zion

The Zion Chronicles series covers the events surrounding Israel’s statehood in 1948. Each book vividly portrays the intense struggle of the Jewish people in the aftermath of the Holocaust and the forces, within and without, which engulf the Middle East in conflict and controversy even today. Will there ever be peace in Zion? The Jewish people wonder as they stream into the British Mandate of Palestine after the devastation of World War II. What has happened to God’s promises to their nation? These updated classics feature a new look and added study questions suitable for individual use or group discussion.

Jerusalem Vigil

In the first volume of a momentous new crossover saga set in Jerusalem, a top selling author team that dazzles with historical fiction in the tradition of James MichenerWith more than 6.5 million books in print, Bodie and Brock Thoene have dominated the Christian fiction market for over a decade and struck a chord in the hearts of readers everywhere. Those readers and the booksellers who track their tastes have long clamored for a continuation of their blockbuster Zion Chronicles series: five vivid, sweeping historical novels depicting the 1948 birth of the state of Israel. Viking is pleased to meet that demand. In The Zion Legacy series, Jerusalem today a city of bimillennial celebration is once again the stage, this time for three millennia of its history detailed through a cast of historic characters. Book One of The Zion Legacy series opens as the British are withdrawing from Jerusalem in 1948 and tells the enthralling and dramatic story of several richly drawn characters who are caught up in this momentous time in the world’s most sacred city. The Zion Legacy series with two new books to be published each year is exquisitely timed for a readership hungry for superb storytelling, historical authenticity, and spiritual adventure of all kinds. Also available as a Penguin Audiobook

Thunder from Jerusalem

This year’s second volume in the breathtaking new saga from top selling authors of historical fiction. Abridged 6 hours on 4 cassettes In Jerusalem Vigil, Book One of The Zion Legacy series, Bodie and Brock Thoene transfixed the readers of their blockbuster Zion Chronicles and Zion Covenant series and captured a host of new ones. Their dazzling new novel continues the story of the world’s most sacred city at its momentous turning point. Thunder from Jerusalem opens on May 19, 1948. The state of Israel is five days old, and under attack from all points of the compass its life hangs by a thread. After months of privation the siege of Jerusalem’s Old City is lifted as patriot soldiers break through Zion Gate. But it is only the beginning of a long battle, as harrowing as it is glorious, for this ancient enclave. There unfolds a tale of heroism and tragedy, of romance, pathos, and triumph. Thunder from Jerusalem is unforgettable in its timely blend of superb storytelling, historical authenticity, and spiritual adventure.

Jerusalem’s Heart

The newest volume in the best selling historical epic of the world’s holiest city. With more than seven million books in print, Bodie and Brock Thoene have taken their works of historical fiction to the top of the bestseller charts and into the hearts of their readers. Jerusalem Vigil, the first book in their latest Zion Legacy series, begins the sweeping saga of the history of Jerusalem in 1948 with the withdrawal of the British. Thunder from Jerusalem, the next installment continues the story of the harrowing and glorious battle to liberate this ancient enclave. Jerusalem’s Heart, the third riveting episode, plunges us into the maelstrom of the conflict between Jewish and Muslim forces during five brutal days of struggle to defend the Old City from a treacherous takeover. Again we meet the richly drawn cast of characters whose ongoing heroism and faith, passions and destinies, are interwoven with the soul of the city and played out in its bloodstained alleys. With its gripping drama, Jerusalem’s Heart is an unsurpassed and timely blend of superb storytelling, historical authenticity, and spiritual adventure that will stay with readers forever. Abridged. Four cassettes, 6 hours

The Jerusalem Scrolls

‘One is watching history unfold when reading the Thoenes’ work.’ Houston Chronicle ‘Fast paced, often riveting action…
scenes that rival those of James Michener.’ New York Post With sales of more than seven million copies, Bodie and Brock Thoene’s works of historical fiction have topped bestseller lists and carved a lasting place in the hearts of their readers. The first three books in their beloved Zion Legacy series began with the sweeping saga of Jerusalem’s explosive history of 1948. Now, the Thoenes return with a novel that is unique to the series a riveting story within a story that transports readers from the war in 1948 back in time to the first century A.D. In The Jerusalem Scrolls, Moshe Sachar, the leading strategist for the Jewish forces, follows the dying wishes of an elder and escapes to a secret tunnel under Jerusalem where sacred scrolls are kept. Instructions tell him to open a particular scroll first, and when Moshe sits down to read he becomes immersed in an extraordinary biblical tale. With dramatic portrayals of events and characters from the Bible and a rich backdrop, The Jerusalem Scrolls is a superb, spellbinding novel. Its magnificent storytelling, historical authenticity, and moving love story will fascinate the Thoenes’ growing legion of fans as well as lovers of historical and religious fiction.

Stones of Jerusalem

Stones of Jerusalem continues the story of the Zion Legacy Series. Once more we are transported back in time, from the 1948 war in Israel to a stirring drama of the first century A.D. in this sacred city. Amid the chaos of street battle, Israeli strategist Moshe Sachar has taken refuge in a secret tunnel beneath the Temple Mount. There, in Stones of Jerusalem, he becomes immersed in an ancient scroll and the extraordinary, ongoing biblical love story of a Roman centurion and a beautiful but mysterious young woman. People and events of the Bible, framed by this romance, spring to life in a tapestry of superb storytelling and historical authenticity that will transfix both fans of historical and religious fiction and anyone who loves a page turning read. ‘One is watching history unfold when reading the Thoenes’ work.’ Houston Chronicle ‘Fast paced, often riveting action…
scenes that rival those of James Michener.’ New York Post ‘Strong characters…
poignant stories…
female characters with surprising chutzpah.’ Publishers Weekly

Jerusalem’s Hope

Sales of more than seven million copies have taken Bodie and Brock Thoene’s historical fiction to the top of bestseller lists and built them a fervent following. Jerusalem’s Hope, the final volume in their superb Zion Legacy series, continues the story within a story of The Jerusalem Scrolls and Stones of Jerusalem. Israeli strategist Moshe Sachar has taken refuge in a secret tunnel, beneath the Temple Mount, from the battle chaos of the 1948 war of independence. Now, he opens another of the temple’s ancient scrolls and plunges into the supreme drama of the first century A.D. As word spreads of the miracles performed by a charismatic but mysterious prophet, Yeshua, people whose lives he has touched are caught up in destiny. A Roman centurion in love with a Hebrew beauty is torn between admiration and duty. Three ‘sparrows,’ ragamuffin orphan boys in hiding with Yeshua, are his vital messengers to a shepherd in Bethlehem. As all these characters converge on the dangerous road to Jerusalem at Passover, Jerusalem’s Hope delivers the timely and sweeping climax fans have been waiting for. AUTHORBIO: Bodie and Brock Thoene are the authors of Jerusalem Vigil, Thunder from Jerusalem, Jerusalem’s Heart, The Jerusalem Scrolls, and Stones of Jerusalem the first five volumes of the Zion Legacy series. Their other thirty two novels include the bestselling series The Zion Chronicles and the Zion Covenant series. Together they have won eight Evangelical Christian Publishers Gold Medallion awards.

First Light

Winner, 2004 Logos Bookstore Award for Fiction Go back in time to first century Jerusalem just after the massacre of Jews before Passover a dark time in the nation’s history. Many long to see Yeshua…
be healed by Yeshua…
find hope in Yeshua. Others feel threatened and seek to destroy him. Meet Peniel, a blind beggar who longs to see the True Light. Flee on horseback with Marcus, a Roman centurion searching for Yeshua while on the run from Ceasar. Shudder as government offcials plan to assassinate the Galilean prophet. Pray with Zodak, chief shepherd of Israel, for the Messiah he met at the manger. Feel the pain of Susanna and Maenen, a couple in love, forbidden to be together. The one constant in all of their lives is Yeshua…
loved or loathed…
a man who will forever change their lives…
and the world as we know it.

Second Touch

The lepers in the Valley of Mak ob hear the rumors that a miracle healer is now walking the earth. Could this be the hope they have waited an eternity for? The healing they have longed for? While Lily, Cantor, and Rabbi Ahava courageously comfort the dying in the Valley, the leper Jekuthiel risks home and family, even when his baby is about to be born, to find out if the rumors are true. In these somber, deceitful days, Peniel, the once blind beggar, makes a gut wrenching decision. Will it cut him off from the Light? Zadok refuses to back down from his claims about Messiah. And Pharisee Simon Ben Zeraim hides a devastating secret. This audio’s rich, vibrant imagery will draw listeners to discover that we all need Yeshua’s touch, not only on our bodies but also on our souls.

Third Watch

From the wilderness of Sinai in the south to Mount Hermon in the north, the question of Yeshua of Nazareth’s identity resounds across the ancient land of Israel. Even evil waits to hear the answer. It is in the very air, the storm, and the sea. Zahav, the lonely, unmarried daughter of an old rabbi, waits for the promised Messiah…
waits for love. Her heart is drawn toward Alexander and his young son, who is ravaged by evil forces. But can their forbidden love endure the trials that will face them? Susanna and Manaen struggle as they begin their life together. Bitter over an evil act of violence that left him blind, Manaen cannot accept a life of darkness. Will their relationship survive the overwhelming odds? Can the truth about Yeshua defeat the evil that lurks in the land?

Fourth Dawn

Leading up to the birth of Christ, Fourth Dawn tells the Christmas story like never before. This is Joseph and Mary’s story ‘ the human drama of a virgin teenage girl pregnant with the Son of God and her fianc who must deal with the reality that he is forced to care for the mother of God’s child and eventually care for the child himself. Told through the eyes of those who witnessed these events, Fourth Dawn takes place at a time in history when the evil Herod ruled ‘ a dangerous time for anyone to show interest in the Messiah’s coming, much less give birth to the Messiah, or to be the Anointed One!

Fifth Seal

Gossip swirls around the newlyweds Mary and Yosef. It is far too soon for her womb to carry the growing baby, neighbors say. Yet too much is at stake for Yosef to reveal the truth. He vows to protect Mary and the baby with his life, but how can he protect her heart from the barbs of betrayal? As beloved prophetess Hannah boldly foretells the coming of Israel’s true King, King Herod plots her doom…
and that of anyone else he believes challenges his throne. When a dying slave stumbles into Bethlehem on a stormy night, shepherd Zadok and his wife, Rachel, wonder if her arrival is guided by God or a trap set by the paranoid Herod. As Mary and Yosef set out on a perilous journey to Jerusalem, astronomer Melchior sees unusual activity in the stars. He s convinced something important will happen soon in Israel…
and it will impact the world for all eternity.

Sixth Covenant

Bethlehem, six miles from Jerusalem, is comprised of simple folk who spend their days tending sheep, newborn lambs, and their own families. Among them as guests of Zadok, Rachel, and their three little boys are Mary, Yosef, and baby Yeshua, whose birth was announced by a miraculous conjunction of the stars and a throng of angels in the sheep fields. Convinced by their study of the stars and prophecies that the long awaited Messiah has been born, foreigners travel toward Jerusalem. Surely the capital city of the Jews will hold the answer to the mystery they have sought for months. Tortured by nightmares that someone is coming to take over his kingdom, King Herod grows more paranoid. He gives an order to his soldiers one more devastating and evil than anyone could imagine. That very night, soldiers and their mounts thunder toward Bethlehem, the village of the sacrificial lambs…

Seventh Day

Eve, the widow of Absalom the Scribe, has one thing to live for her only son, Abel. She is resigned to her own suffering but grieves over Abel’s every rasping breath. She s heard of a great Healer who walks the earth, doing miracles. Could the rumors be true? What if she could reach Him? Would there be a miracle for Abel…
if he could survive the arduous journey? While riffling through the archives under the Temple Mount, religious leader Ra nabel ben Dives discovers startling information about a child who escaped the slaughter of Herod the Great s soldiers. If King Herod Antipas and High Priest Caiaphas don t know , ben Dives schemes, perhaps I can turn this news to my own advantage…
. Meanwhile, in Bethany, El azar, a close friend of Yeshua s, grows seriously ill. Miryam and Marta, his sisters, quickly send word to Yeshua, but Yeshua delays. The sisters wonder why He does not come. Does He not care?

Eighth Shepherd

Zachai, the chief tax collector of Jericho, is the most hated man in all of Judea. Outside the walls of his estate, he’s surrounded by four giant Nubian bodyguards. But at night he s a prisoner of his aching heart. What would it be like to be loved? to have a family? Shimona, a former leper from the Valley of Mak ob, returns to her hometown of Jericho to proclaim that Yeshua has healed her. When no one believes her story, she is shunned and sent to live alone as the caretaker of a grove of sukomore fig trees. Month after month she holds on tightly to hope in the midst of her loneliness. A former prince among the Nubian tribes, Salmon was betrayed and sold into slavery. Now one of the few treasures he has his little daughter Marisha is dying. Salmon has heard stories of Yeshua s miracles. But would the Great Shepherd have mercy on a sheep that s outside Israel s flock? Each day Marisha grows weaker…

Ninth Witness

The census riots are barely past. Bands of Zealots roam the canyons. Anguished shrieks echo against the hillsides of Nazareth as Rome crushes the last Jewish resistance. Herod the Butcher King is dead, but Antipas, his cruel son, now reigns in the Galil. As the Jews remember their deliverance from the evil Haman, they wonder, ‘Where is there a Mordechai for this age? Where an Esther?’ Nine year old Jude and six year old Kerah watch as their father, the hero of the Galil, hangs on a Roman cross. His dying whisper to Jude? Take your sister to Jerusalem. But the journey is long and dangerous. Zachariah, Elisheba, and young Youchanan watch compelling signs in the heavens and ponder what they mean. Could a day of justice be coming for the Jews? Aged scholar Rabbi Mazzar travels with his three Yeshiva students to Jerusalem for Passover and their bar mitzvahs. He has high hopes for twelve year old Yeshua, who seems to study people as well as Torah. Could such a one make a great rabbi? Or be the founder of something even more enduring?

Tenth Stone

Yod, born in the Valley of Mak ob, where lepers live out the end of their days, is heartbeats away from eternity in the Dying Cave. Stories abound about Yeshua of Nazareth, the miracle worker. Dare she hope for a miracle just for her? Daniel, the rebellious son of Melchior and Esther of Ecbatana, is a great embarrassment to his family. Life is boring beyond belief, Daniel thinks. But everything about his life is about to change. Over thirty years have passed since the stars led Melchior the Magus, former court astronomer to King Phraates of Parthia, to Bethlehem, the birthplace of the long awaited Messiah. Melchior again ponders the signs in the heavens. Could the time of the young Messiah’s work on earth have now come to fulfillment? Could Yeshua be that child, grown up and working miracles? And could any miracle save Melchior s son Daniel?

Eleventh Guest

Only one hope remains for those in the Valley of Suffering…
Going outside the Valley of Mak ob is fraught with danger, but for the lepers living and dying there as outcasts, it’s the only option left. They must seek the Healer before the 612 candles of souls in the Valley are extinguished…
and grapple with the pain of their own stories and unfulfilled dreams. Twelve year old Mikki is on the verge of becoming a man when the dread disease strikes. Callisto, his mother, begs, Why, God? Why our son? Mikki s father, Shoemaker, struggles to keep his business afloat in a tough economy. Why is this happening to our family? Mikki wonders. Isn t God supposed to watch over the righteous? Judah the Fisherman is honored everywhere for his kindness…
except in his own home. Yet, in the midst of his shrewish wife s opposition, he s determined to forge a legacy for his sons. Twins Tera and Tabitha fight viciously over the shared love of a young Adonis until calamity strikes, plunging both sisters into lives they do not want. Torn apart by a desperate choice and a terrible secret, brothers Jesse and Obed wonder if they will ever see each other again.

Twelfth Prophecy

She is a singer of sweet songs…
and a sinner. A searcher for truth…
and an outcast. Life is fraught with danger in the village of Sychar in the first century A.D. But for Abigail, the Samaritan woman, the danger lies not as much from the ever present Roman soldiers but from the rabbi and the people of Sychar. A woman of renowned beauty, whose reputation was tarnished at an early age, Abigail is pregnant…
and the father is not her elderly husband, Zakane. While protecting her lover’s name, believing he will spirit her away, Abigail is imprisoned, then nearly stoned by her neighbors. She s befriended by the beggar Leah. But even the beggars, the lowest of the low, don t want her around. Abigail longs for love, kindness, a home for her soon to arrive baby…
and forgiveness for her anguished soul. The answers will come from the most unlikely of places.

Evensong

At last! Cushioned between the beloved Zion Covenant and Zion Chronicles is a brand new series for first time readers and the millions who loved the first two series by Bodie and Brock Thoene. In Evensong, the first book in The Zion Memoirs Series, the Thoenes again share the drama and passion of love and hope during World War II.

Lori Kalner, the daughter of a German evangelical pastor, barely escapes Na*zi Germany and sails to England on the last refugee ship with the baby of another woman in her arms. But is she really safer there once Na*zi bombers cross the Channel and begin to drop their deadly cargo on London? Will she and Jacob be reunited?

Filled with faith and courage, Lori’s personal stories during a time when England withstood one of its most serious tests will inspire and renew hope in the heart of every reader.

The Gathering Storm

As Na*zi forces tighten the noose, Loralei Kepler, daughter of a German resistance leader, must flee her beloved Germany. But is any place safe from Adolf Hitler’s evil grasp? Loralei’s harrowing flight leads her into the arms of needy child refugees, who have sacrificed everything in exchange for their lives, and toward a mysterious figure, who closely guards an age old secret. Explore the romance, the passion, and the danger of the most anticipated series of the last twenty years. Born from the highly acclaimed and best loved novels of three generations of readers The Zion Covenant series and The Zion Chronicles series Zion Diaries ventures into the lives of the inspiring and intriguing characters who loved intensely, stood up for what was right, and fought boldly during Hitler’s rise to power and the dark days of World War II.

Against the Wind

As German Stukas circle in British skies, bombing London in repeated air raids, famous violinist Elisa Lindheim Murphy and her journalist husband, John, make an agonizing decision to send their three children to safety in America. But what about all the Jewish refugees left behind in England? Elisa will face the greatest trial of her life as she travels with evacuee children on seas made treacherous by Na*zi U-boats. Explore the romance, the passion, and the danger of the most anticipated series of the last twenty years. Born from the highly acclaimed and best-loved works from three generations of followers – The Zion Covenant series and The Zion Chronicles series – Zion Diaries ventures into the lives of the inspiring and intriguing characters who loved intensely, stood up for what was right, and fought boldly during Hitler’s rise to power and the day days of World War II.

The Twilight of Courage

The Gold Medallion Book Award winner by Bodie and Brock Thoene. The Twilight of Courage is a retelling of World War II that intertwines the stories of two American journalists’ escape from the collapse of Warsaw, with those of an orphaned baby’s journey to Jerusalem, a mathematician’s attempt to crack Na*zi code, and more.

Shiloh Autumn

This is the saga of the Tucker and Canfield families in Shiloh, Arkansas, as they struggle to make it through the Great Depression after the stock market crash of 1929. Based on the lives of Bodie’s grandparents, this touching story mirrors the heartbreak and struggle of Depression era America.

Hope Valley War

Filled with shoot outs, romance, and colorful characters, this rollicking yarn of the wild Utah territory in the 1850s is written in the tradition of the best of Louis L’Amour and Zanc Grey. Experience the days when the tide of civilization clashed with the lawless frontier. and vigilante justice masked terrorism and revenge.

Icon

ICONNoun An object of uncritical devotion: idol. When the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression plunges America into despair, a previously little known but charmingly charismatic politician rides into the White House on a mantra of Expectation and Transformation. What will be the ultimate price to be paid for massive government bail out programs and an ever increasing level of government intrusion into American lives? As biblical prophecy unfolds, nationally syndicated radio host and political commentator Tom Beckett senses that all is not as it seems; that the story behind the story is much more complex than most Americans imagine. But even he is not prepared for the sinister forces he encounters in the world of ICON. His life, his family, his nation, and the world stand on the brink of the abyss.

Beyond the Farthest Star

When a nativity display on public property is torched by a former US Senator, the media spotlight falls on the forgotten small town of Leonard, Texas, and the new pastor of its only church Adam Wells. Emboldened by the prospect of leading his tiny congregation in a nationally televised, first amendment debate that he considers to be a ‘fight for the heart and soul of America,’ Pastor Wells determines not to let anything or anyone, including his wife and his rebellious sixteen year old daughter, stand in his way. But when an old high school friend unexpectedly shows up in their small town and a past secret is revealed, Pastor Wells’ constitutional crusade collides with an even greater fight the fight for the heart and soul of his marriage, his daughter, and, even his own life. In this modern day story of betrayal, forgiveness, and finally redemption, Adam Wells discovers, for the first time, the meaning of the story he’s been preaching all his life…
and his desperate daughter understands what really is Beyond the Farthest Star. Award winning authors, Bodie and Brock Thoene, have written an emotional and authentic drama based on a screenplay by Andrew Librizzi and now a major motion picture.

Legends of the West

The Legends of the West series covers the tumultuous 1830s through the 1860s in California, Nevada, and Utah from when the American military and Mexican bandits warred over the riches of Spanish California, to the Bear Flag rebellion that carried California from Mexican to American ownership, to the 1850s gold rush, to the silver discovered in Virginia City in 1859, to the beginning of the Civil War and the division of a nation. This second book in the series tells of the heart stopping adventures of rebel David Bollin, ship’s officer Rafer Maddox, and Wells Fargo & Co. attorney Jack Ryland. The California gold rush glittered with promise but it would change everything about their lives. Volume Two contains Gold Rush Prodigal, Delta Passage, and Hangtown Lawman.

The Little Books of Why?

The Little Books of Why? are great evangelism tools that help seekers and believers alike see Jesus Christ as He really is. With a heavy reliance on Scripture, Bodie and Brock Thoene weave rich tapestries using personal narrative that have blessed thousands. The newest in The Little Books of Why? series, Why a Star? explores the mystery, meaning and message of the Star of Bethlehem. Based on extensive research, this evangelistic audio is Christmas season appropriate, though it can be used year round to give to friends and neighbors who are not believers. Who is the baby in the manger? And what does this long ago event have to do with you? Here’s why everything in life your life depends on the manger. Award winning and best selling writers Bodie and Brock Thoene explore the most profound and miraculous event in history. Why a Manger? provides historical insight that will leave you saying, ‘I only thought I knew the Christmas story.’

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