Shadow on the Crown S.

5 primary works

Turncoat's Drum

by Nicholas Carter

Published 5 May 1995

Storming Party

by Nicholas Carter

Published 24 May 1996

And King's Men Crow

by Nicholas Carter

Published 7 March 1997

August 1643, and the Siege of Gloucester continues. How can Gloucester with its weak, underdefended walls continue to stand against the might of the Royalists. Sparrow and Telling may be on different sides, but their dreams and desires are the same. To find the courage to fight proudly and lead their men. For the war to be won and for the love of the incomparable Bella. But only one side can win, and only one man can have Bella ...The Battle of Newbury is the bloodiest of the campaign to date - and leaves both sides reeling, unable to determine who has won and who has lost - and in the end if anything has been achieved at all. Part Three of The Shadow on the Crown series

Harvest of Swords

by Nicholas Carter

Published 6 March 1998

William Sparrow and Hugo Telling are again caught up in the English Civil War. Yet this time their greatest battles, fought on both land and sea, are with a new enemy, Lord Clavincale. Hard-won experience leads their men, but the most alluring prize of all, Bella Morrison, is not so easily won.

Stand by the Colours

by Nicholas Carter

Published 9 April 1999

To William Sparrow and his men, the woods of Dorset are a snow-covered sanctuary - even on Christmans Day - from the horrors of Penmethock and pursuit by the King's men. In the opening days of 1644, there seems to be little hope for Parliament's soldiers.Hugo Telling has finally returned home. Hoping for a warm welcome and a temporary refuge, Hugo is also ready to introduce his 'wife', Bella Morrison, to his family. But the Telling family is now as affected by the war as any in England; Hugo's brother has volunteered - but on Parliament's side, and it is impossible for either man to ignore the other's loyalties.

When Telling and Bella make their way back to Price Rupert's stronghold in Oxford they must consider their justifications for Hugo's absence. Surprisingly Bella is ordered to the Queen's service, and now it is up to her to save Hugo - if, for the first time, she is able to put another's needs above her own. And all the while the Scots, the hardiest fighters of all, are making their way through the North of England, bringing new dangers and new fear to the torment that is the civil war.