Thrilling adventure stories
introducing
young readers (ages 8-12) to Christian
heroes of the past.
Karl Schumacher was fifteen when he
came to the German city of Wittenberg
in 1520 seeking an education. He had
been very fortunate that the esteemed
university professor, Doctor Martin
Luther, had taken him into his
household as a servant. Luther’s
promise of tutoring Karl in exchange
for his labor was the chance of a
lifetime—until a poster on the church
door declared his master a heretic!
Karl is asked to travel with Doctor
Luther to appear before the emperor’s
Imperial Council in the city of Worms.
Will his life be at stake as well as
Luther’s? And who is the mysterious
young lady who shadows their trip?
Could she be a spy for Luther’s enemy,
Doctor Eck?
Or might the night riders be secret
supporters of Luther?
With danger lurking on every side, who
can Karl trust?