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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Songs of Iron and Storm
What would your life be like without music? Kael Stormwright pressed his ear against the cold metal door of the abandoned wind-turbine chamber, his pulse synchronizing with the rhythmic thrumming that echoed from within the Cloudspire’s forgotten depths. Twenty-three floors below the pristine observation decks where Aethermoor’s elite gathered to compose their ethereal wind-songs, in… Continue reading
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The Quiet Feast
How do you celebrate holidays? Elara Millbrook stood at her kitchen window, watching the distant Crystal Spires blaze with festive light as Luminance Day celebrations reached their crescendo throughout Lumen Vale’s grand districts. The towers pulsed in synchronized patterns of gold and crimson, their magical resonance creating aurora-like displays that painted the evening clouds in… Continue reading
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The Flames of Ambition
A cozy fantasy short story: Castor Flamekeeper’s campfire cooking goes wonderfully wrong beneath a walking mountain on the hills of Nomados. Continue reading
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The Price of Glory
A fantasy short story: aging sellsword Devon Blackhand waits in a Millhaven alley and counts the true price of a lifetime chasing glory. Continue reading
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A Carnivore’s Pilgrimage
What are your favorite types of foods? Grash Ironbelly leaned back in his chair at the Wanderer’s Rest, the sturdy oak creaking under his considerable weight. His companion, a curious halfling scholar named Pippin Quillfeather, sat across from him with parchment and quill at the ready, amber eyes bright with academic fervor. “You truly wish… Continue reading
