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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A Feast In Motion
What could you try for the first time? The walking mountain’s rhythm had taken Isadora three days to internalize—the subtle sway as Grandfather Ironheart’s stone limbs carried entire civilizations across terrain that shifted from grassland to forest to river valley with the patient inevitability of geological time. Now, standing at the railing of the communal… Continue reading
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Thirty Years Walking
When was the first time you really felt like a grown up (if ever)? The morning of his thirtieth birthday arrived without fanfare, marked only by the familiar weight of consciousness returning as dawn light filtered through the threadbare curtains of his rented room. Rowan Ashfield lay still, watching dust motes dance in the amber… Continue reading
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The Fierce Reclaimed
A fantasy short story: veteran Balder Jagerson resigns from the Crimson Company after twenty-three years and must decide who he is without his sword. Continue reading
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The Dark Saga
A dark fantasy short story: Kieran Darkbane unrolls an ancient scroll of silver-inked music in the forgotten vaults of Lumenvale’s Grand Conservatory. Continue reading
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The Stone-Scribe’s Pilgrimage
A fantasy short story: scribe Aldwin Quillheart keeps the Great Archive on the back of a walking mountain crossing the plains of Nomados. Continue reading
