Audiobook Stand by the Colours, written by Nicholas Carter, is the fifth book in series The Shadow on the Crown. Loyalty is tested to its limits in this thrilling English Civil War adventure. In the opening days of 1644, there seems to be little hope for Parliament’s soldiers. To William Sparrow and his men, the woods of Dorset are a snow-covered sanctuary – even on Christmas Day – from the horrors of Penmethock and pursuit by the King’s men.