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A dark power called the Talisman has risen in the land, born of ignorance and persecution. Led by a man known only known as the One-eyed Preacher, it is a cruel and terrifying movement bent on world domination - a superstitious patriarchy that suppresses knowledge and subjugates women. And it is growing. But there are those who fight the Talisman's spread, including the Companions of Hira, a diverse group of influential women whose power derives from the Claim.

This audio is ideal for people needing to learn English quickly and who don't have time to go to language school or pore over books. The vocabulary you will learn will be very practical, focusing on helping you settle into the UK as smoothly as possible.

A dark power known as the Talisman has risen in the land. Born of ignorance and persecution, it is led by a man known only as the One-Eyed Preacher. A superstitious patriarchy, cruel and terrifying, the Talisman suppresses knowledge and subjugates women. And it is growing. But there are those who seek to stop the oppressive spread of the Talisman.

Venus Spring's world is turned upside down when her estranged father turns up in her life for the first time since she was three months old. He reveals he's in London to work on a top secret project connected to the UK premiere of Hollywood blockbuster Airborne Sword. It's not long before Venus finds herself being dragged into her father's work and she soon gets caught up in a web of intrigue and danger that involves some of the biggest players in the movie business.

Silent screams and the smell of blood... The Furies are hunters. They punish people for the crimes of their parents. And now they're coming for Melanie. They've slipped into her thoughts, into her dreams and under her skin. Her only hope is to find out the dark secrets of her mother's past - before the Furies get their revenge.

Venus's mother, Gail, has discovered that Venus has been leading a secret life as a stunt girl and is very angry about it. Gail makes Venus promise that she will concentrate on her school work and forget the stunt world. But Venus can't forget it: she lives in fear of her fellow stunt artist and arch-enemy, Franco. She keeps catching glimpses of him, and is sure that he is stalking her. But why? Slowly Franco puts his plan into action, and it's far worse than Venus could ever have imagined

This is ideal for people needing to learn English quickly and who don't have time to go to language school or pore over books. This audio can be listened to whilst driving, commuting, ironing, doing the housework - it can easily be fitted into even the busiest person's daily routine.