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 Art of Smoke and Time
A cozy fantasy short story: Silas Emberhand tends his smokehouse in Lumenvale’s Artisan Quarter, where hickory smoke, patience and time are the real magic. Continue reading
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The Weight of Stillness
A cozy Lumenvale fantasy short story: potter Theron Clayhand stares down an idle wheel and wonders whether a day of rest is a gift or a failure. Continue reading
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What the Woods Know
A fantasy short story: Garrett Ashwood sits at his wealthy brother’s never-used table and weighs what success really means against what the woods know. Continue reading
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Valorie battle Pic.
Was messing around with Mid Journey and wanted to create a pic of Valorie in a battle pose. Mid got most of it right. The Axes are wrong. Should be one big great axe but hey its close enough. Continue reading
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The Art of Adjacency
A cozy Lumenvale fantasy short story: craftsman Marten Copperhand and his neighbor Elara learn the careful art of living side by side in the Lower Reach. Continue reading
