Occupation Authors Children 4 | Name Bodie Brock Role Author | |
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Genre Historical fictionChristian fiction Notable awards Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Books Vienna Prelude, Prague Counterpoint, Munich Signature, Warsaw Requiem, Jerusalem Interlude |
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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 65 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.
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- Popular Videos Bodie and Brock Thoene
- Career
- Personal life
- The Zion Diaries Series
- AD Chronicles Series
- Zion Covenant Series
- Zion Chronicles Series
- Shiloh Legacy Series
- Galway Chronicles Series
- Zion Legacy Series
- The Saga Of The Sierras
- Wayward Wind Series
- The Little Books of Why
- Other novels
- Non fiction
- References
Career
Bodie has written articles appearing in The Saturday Evening Post, U.S. News and World Report, and The American West. In the 1970s, she also worked as a screenwriter for John Wayne's production company Batjac Productions 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 children. They have four adult children, Luke, Jake, Rachel and Ellie Thoene who are also authors. They are also grandparents to eight 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.