The Gift

by Dennis E. Hensley, Holly G. Miller

The gift Ian Moore received 30 years ago makes him the most hunted man on earth. Driven by a purpose and a vision known only to him, Ian holds the mysterious power to make the young old and the old young again. But Ian's godlike control over age and immortality has one tragic limitation-he cannot reverse his own advancing years, and his miraculous power must be passed on before his death. Pursued by those obsessed with stealing his power for selfish and destructive means, Ian is bribed, threatened with capture, and even risks death as time slips rapidly away. Haunted by the fear that he will die before he can find someone worthy enough to possess the power of the gift, he sees only one solution. In a last, desperate attempt, Ian must risk a plan that will either bless or curse mankind forever.

201 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1988

About the author

Dennis E. Hensley, affectionately known as "Doc Hensley," has written more than 100 short stories for various publications. Under the pseudonym Leslie Holden, Hensley and coauthor Holly G. Miller (editor of the Saturday Evening Post) wrote a series of mystery–romance novels with Harvest House publishers. And under their real names, they published the novel The Gift with the same company. Hensley's latest book, Jesus in the 9 to 5 (AMG Publishers, 2013) is what Hensley calls a "fact–fella," in that it is a nonfiction book with a novella embedded within the text. The fictional aspects of the book earned it the designation of "Publisher's Choice" in the November 2013 issue of Christian Fiction Online Magazine. Dr. Hensley is chairman of the Department of Professional Writing at Taylor University and currently resides in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

Reviews

[Ck Knight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining light read - time "transfer" theme with Christian base

[Wendy Beckman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Gift is phenomenal. In fact, when I read it I had to stay up all night so I could finish it in two sittings. It predates Lois Lowry's The Giver, yet there are uncanny similarities.