Stand by the Colours: Audiobook
Book 5 of the Shadow on the Crown series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Stand by the Colours audiobook runs 8.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Mclaughlin (about 5.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.7 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Shadow on the Crown
This is book 5. Books 1 to 4 run 46.2 hours before it; books 1 to 6 run 68.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turncoat's Drum | 11.4 hrs |
| 2 | Storming Party | 10.3 hrs |
| 3 | King's Men Crow | 12.2 hrs |
| 4 | Harvest of Swords | 12.4 hrs |
| 5 | Stand by the Colours | 8.7 hrs |
| 6 | Black Tom's Red Army | 14 hrs |
More narrated by Paul Mclaughlin
Paul Mclaughlin narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 169 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,670 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Stand by the Colours is book 5 of Nicholas Carter's Shadow on the Crown series: a 8.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Mclaughlin, released October 26, 2021, on the Suspense and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Mclaughlin
- Released
- October 26, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Suspense, Literary Fiction
- Series
- Shadow on the Crown #5
- ISBN
- 9788726869712
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Stand by the Colours audiobook?
Stand by the Colours runs 8.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.8 hours.
Is the Stand by the Colours audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Stand by the Colours?
Stand by the Colours is narrated by Paul Mclaughlin.