No Return
by Kier Zhou
The NoReturniverse Isn’t Dead — A January 2027 Update
About this podcast
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
Episodes
The newest 20 of 106 episodes
- The NoReturniverse Isn’t Dead — A January 2027 Update · 2 minSend us Fan Mail A long-overdue NoReturniverse update, and a little funk. After a difficult stretch focused on family and health, the NoReturniverse is very much alive. From…
- Mageslayers — Episode 10: What The F**k Have You Done?! · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail The Heist Concludes! Content warningsStrong languageViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalitySexual references or nudityCastChieftain Ondrei Anaheit — Mitch…
- Mageslayers — Episode 9: That Easy, Huh? · 20 min · Season 5 Episode 9Send us Fan Mail The Heist Continues! Content warningsStrong languageViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalityCastChieftain Ondrei Anaheit — Mitch Kaye Uruk Guards —…
- The Black Thorn — Episode 6: The Taste of Indignation · 17 minSend us Fan Mail The Black Thorn goes to the post office. Content warningsDeath and mortalityCastWritten, performed and edited by Kier Zhou Listen and…
- The Black Thorn — Episode 5: Even In Perfection… · 19 minSend us Fan Mail The Black Thorn tries to love... Content warningsViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalityConfinement, coercion or tortureCastWritten, performed and edited…
- The Black Thorn — Episode 4: Time to Redirect · 13 minSend us Fan Mail The Black Thorn gets a beer. Content warningsViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalityCastWritten, performed and edited by Kier Zhou Listen and…
- Fate of Daya — Episode 20: I'd Like That Very Much… · 1 h 5 min · Season 7 Episode 20Send us Fan Mail The Orillian Regiment are leaving... The Vashjek Inaia have re-joined the Warlord's forces... and The Dayan Army is nowhere to be seen... What do you do when you…
- The Black Thorn — Episode 3: It's Not Mine… · 13 minSend us Fan Mail The Black Thorn is recognised. Content warningsStrong languageViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalityCastWritten, performed and edited by Kier Zhou Listen…
- The Black Thorn — Episode 2: I've Become Too Comfortable… · 10 minSend us Fan Mail The Black Thorn makes his way home. Content warningsNo additional content warning identifiedCastWritten, performed and edited by Kier Zhou Listen and…
- The Black Thorn — Episode 1: My Dark Hunger · 12 minSend us Fan Mail The Black Thorn visits the countryside. Content warningsViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalityCastWritten, performed and edited by Kier Zhou Listen and…
- Mageslayers — Episode 8: Wait... What Do They Call It Here? · 41 min · Season 5 Episode 8Send us Fan Mail The Heist Begins! Content warningsStrong languageViolence, injury and bloodSexual references or nudityCastChieftain Ondrei Anaheit — Mitch Kaye Uruk Guards —…
- Fate of Daya — Episode 19: The Elusive Answers… · 44 min · Season 7 Episode 19Send us Fan Mail Salryn (and Jorvin) didn't just sit idle these long weeks. They did everything they could to unpick the mysteries of Vita's plan, the machinations of Alaric…
- Wide End — Finale: Less Than An Animal! · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 12Send us Fan Mail Part one concludes. Content warningsStrong languageViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalityCastThe part of Anzhlo was played by the magnificent Matt Evans…
- Wide End — Episode 10: I Shall Deliberate… · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 10Send us Fan Mail It. Gets. Real. Content warningsViolence, injury and bloodDeath and mortalitySexual references or nudityCastThe part of Anzhlo was played by the magnificent Matt…
- Wide End — Episode 7: Someone In This Family Needs To Dare! · 38 min · Season 3 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail Brucco and Ysenda get closer. Anzhlo's plans begin to come together. The Little Luiren Families are getting involved. Content warningsStrong languageViolence…
- Wide End — Episode 5: Swimming in the Endless Sea · 32 min · Season 3 Episode 5Send us Fan Mail Anzhlo recalls his time in the camp and his run ins with Fuzhlo. Yvonna secures permission for the Saurians to stay. Brucco and Yvonna get closer. Semion takes a…
- Mageslayers — Episode 7: Can We Get On With This Please?! · 35 min · Season 5 Episode 7Send us Fan Mail The Party arrive in Terrqas to begin their side quest... but not everyone is happy with how the Reach Arc concluded. Content warningsStrong languageViolence…
- Wide End — Episode 3: Let's See What All The Fuss Is About, Shall We? · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 3Send us Fan Mail Brucco returns to the camp and Lady Isolde attempts to befriend Anzhlo. Fuzhlo and Gnilfeit meet with Semion Quietknife. Content warningsStrong languageViolence…
- Wide End — Episode 1: Bloody Ungrateful Creatures · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 1Send us Fan Mail The Isoldes get a surprise visit late in the night, Brucco finds the Rain Chapel camp less than welcoming. Content warningsStrong languageViolence, injury and…
- No Return — Bonus: Alien Robot Space Jesus From the Future · 31 minSend us Fan Mail A collaboration between Strange New Worlds and Spaced Out Tales and the NoReturniverse. A time-travelling alien robot arrives on Earth intending to save…







