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 Quiet Between
What is your favorite season of year? Why? Kestrel Thornweave knelt beside the moss-covered boulder, her weathered hands pressed against its cool surface as the first tentative warmth of spring morning filtered through the canopy above. Around her, the Whispering Grove stirred with the season’s gentlest awakening—a symphony of renewal played in soft whispers rather… Continue reading
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The Luxury of Recognition
What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? The morning sun strikes my scales just so, transforming them from their usual deep emerald to something that resembles captured starlight dancing across ocean waves. I stretch my wings—still growing, still awkward in their proportions—and feel the familiar ache of adolescence pulling at sinew and bone. Three… Continue reading
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A Night at the Gilded Quill
If humans had taglines, what would yours be? The amber glow of crystalline lanterns bathed the Gilded Quill’s common room in warmth that seemed to seep into weathered bones and travel-worn souls. Smoke from sweet-grass pipes mingled with the aroma of honeyed ale and roasted root vegetables, creating an atmosphere thick with stories waiting to… Continue reading
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The Philospher of Stones
What are the most important things needed to live a good life? The meditation garden lay shrouded in morning mist, ancient stone circles emerging from pale fog like islands of contemplation in an ocean of uncertainty. Evangeline Thornwick knelt beside the central fountain, her weathered fingers tracing patterns in water that reflected fragments of sky… Continue reading
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Working on two new Lantern & Shadow books
Chadwick Rye shares news about two new books in Lantern & Shadow: Stories from Lumenvale, his collection of fantasy short stories. Continue reading
