Ever wanted a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure but as a podcast? Check out The Heart Pyre!
“The Heart Pyre is an interactive dark epic fantasy audio drama. After each episode, listeners can vote for how the story should continue. It follows 16-year-old Rena as she finds herself the sole survivor of a mysterious fire that destroyed her home town. She knows the fire wasn’t an accident, even if the authorities try to tell her otherwise. With the help of a group of companions she finds along the way, Rena tries to uncover the truth about what happened to her family and her hometown, and according to one of her companions, Oceansthrow isn’t the first town destroyed by a mysterious fire that the Royal Council is trying to cover up.”
Fans of TTRPGs and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style stories will enjoy the interactive nature of this podcast, while those who loved the underlying hope of The Lord of the Rings series will find a similar theme in this show.
The first season is already released and ready to binge while season two will start releasing later 2023. If you want just a taste of this story, you can check out their trailer here.
You can learn more about The Heart Pyre by checking them out on their website or following them on Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram, all found at @theheartpyre
