Christian dark fantasy and noble dark stories by Chadwick Rye
Welcome. I’m Chadwick Rye, and I write Christian dark fantasy — noble dark stories about ordinary people, hard roads, and the kind of courage that doesn’t make a lot of noise. Most of it is serialized right here, one chapter at a time.
📅 New chapter every Monday: Chronicles of the Giantess returns Monday, November 23. See every series →
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Chronicles of the Giantess
Killed in a robbery, Ashley Grimes is offered a second chance — and chooses to be reborn as Valorie Stoneson, an eight-foot-tall giantess warrior, in a world where size and strength decide your place. Dark fantasy LitRPG isekai. Returns Monday, November 23, with a new chapter every Monday.
Forbidden Bond
A human man and a goblin woman whose forbidden connection threatens to overturn the schemes of a fallen celestial. Dark fantasy romance in the world of Velthorn — the full novel is on Amazon.
Sequel: The Shadowed Path (Book 2) — new chapters go to Patreon first, then Royal Road.
The Broken Shield Chronicles
A veteran hero tries to rebuild a forgotten tavern in the dying village of Oakhollow. Cozy fantasy of quiet heroism.
The Silver Wolf Who Saved Me
Esbeth Ironwood, a formerly enslaved elf, remembers the quiet warrior who saved her. A slow-burn romance told as memoir.
Lumenvale Tales
Short stories from Lumenvale — a world of cozy fantasy and quiet wonder, where magic hums beneath the everyday.
Collected in Lantern & Shadow: Stories from Lumenvale, Vols 1–5 on Amazon.
BRECK — a veteran courier who can’t walk past certain things. Three books; the first two chapters of each are free here. Book One, BRECK: Dead Delivery, is on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited; Books Two and Three are coming soon. Read BRECK →
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BRECK: Stone’s Rest — Chapter Two What He Let Himself Need
A year on the road has changed Breck — but he’s still not sure he’s ready to let anyone see it. Chapter Two of BRECK: Stone’s Rest, a serialized noble dark fantasy by Chadwick Rye. Continue reading
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BRECK: Stone’s Rest — Chapter One
In the opening chapter of BRECK: Stone’s Rest — Book Three of Chadwick Rye’s serialized noble dark fantasy series — Breck leaves Lumenvale for the first time, carrying an unread letter and a quiet sense of obligation. Summoned toward Nomados, a realm where the land itself walks on legs of stone, he must navigate a… Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 22: Blood on Sacred Ground
Steel against steel on sacred ground. As the stones scream and the mountain shakes, Valorie fights to protect the innocent and faces a choice that could cost her everything. The story returns Monday, November 23. Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 21: The Mask Falls
Night falls over the troll settlement as miners’ torches face the glow of the ancient stones. Two worlds are about to collide, and someone’s true face is about to be revealed. Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 20: The Council of Stone
Centuries of memory flood through Valorie as the stones’ ancestors finally speak. What they show her about the mountain, and the people who would take it, changes everything. Continue reading
