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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The Last Hour of the Forge
A cozy fantasy short story set in Lumenvale. When apprentice blacksmith Petra follows her master to the canal every evening, she discovers the secret ritual that keeps him sane — and learns the most important lesson of her craft. Read this atmospheric fantasy fiction story and explore more tales from the world of Lumenvale. Continue reading
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Seventeen Minuets.
A fantasy short story about a Crystal Spire-singer in Lumenvale who has found the only thing that works after a demanding day — seventeen minutes of absolute stillness on a cold stone ledge, watching the city light its lamps. Continue reading
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What the Lanterns Rememeber
A fantasy short story about an old craftsman who visits an enchanted lantern post each evening to share memories of his late wife — and the young woman who stops to watch, and understands something she hadn’t before. Continue reading
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The Chronicles of Esbeth. Vol 1.
The first chronicle of Esbeth Ironwood, Lady of Stonewatch Tower, remembering the man who found her. The story that began The Silver Wolf Who Saved Me. Continue reading
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The Mountain’s Shadow
What’s the first impression you want to give people? The first time Mica Ashvein saw Cragsen Ironheart, she was certain he would kill her. She was cornered in the narrow alley between the Deepstone Merchant Hall and the communal grain stores—one of those forgotten spaces in the Peak-rider settlement that seemed to exist outside normal… Continue reading
