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No Return

No Return: An Audio Drama by Kier Zhou

No Return is a darkly comic British fantasy audio drama set in a vast, doomed world of gods, mercenaries, lost cities, political disasters and very bad decisions.

Each story follows flawed people trying to survive a world that is too strange, too old, and too morally messy to make sense of. Expect ensemble chaos, dense worldbuilding, absurd humour, sudden tragedy, and fantasy with teeth.

Start here if you like: morally compromised heroes, big lore, strange comedy, full-cast fantasy, and stories where the joke and the wound are usually the same thing.

But don’t take my word for it…

This show was nominated for Best Audio Drama at the New Zealand Web Fest and officially selected for the Cisco Web Fest, which is pretty good for someone who ran out of money to apply to any more festivals!

Here’s what listeners are saying:

“A journey through a creative mind like no other… I cannot begin to imagine how this creator keeps all his characters and plot lines straight, but it’s a marvel.”

“The quality and sound production are absolutely on point, but it’s the captivating writing and voice acting that keep you coming back.”

“Chaotic [affectionate]. Each arc has something unique - sometimes gut-wrenchingly funny, sometimes grounded — it keeps you on your toes.”

Extra lore, behind-the-scenes chaos, and stray thoughts at:

👉 patreon.com/NoReturnAD

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3: The Orillian 2egiment: I Told You, Didn't I?

April 03, 2025 • Season 8 • Episode 3

0:00 | 37:55

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Original Release Date: 22 Apr 2024

Episode Art by Jim Tuohy

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Content Warning ⚠️:

- Foul language
- Peril
- Violence
- Death/Dying

The Guard Commander refuses to explain. The Colonel takes drastic action. Gazi and Von Overton head to the Aventine. The captured boys encounter old 'friends' and 'family'. Sharp has to deal with the political fall out. Gnilfiet confronts Third.

Cpl Deky - Cameron Gergett (Recap played by Luke Scarrow)

Tpr Hupsu Tommo- Jack Duncan

Tpr Nuori Gazi- Graham Capobianco

Sgt Gavin Fern - Dylan Smith

Sgt Malcolm Rigby - Girunduu

Col. Wilifred- Edmund Cragg-Barber

Ang Von Overton - Rachel Pulliam (Recap played by Angela Yih)

Gnilfeit- Krissi Williams

Theras O'Phil- Dr Lou Sutcliffe

Sushila Tommo - Loretta Chang

Dag'r Tommo - Lilly Inverse

Olda Tommo - Anne Marie Lebeau

Violet Marshall Ivanic - Justin Fife

Guard Commander Samael Vine/Third - Kier Zhou