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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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 9: Trials of Belonging
Garrett Ironarm is willing to hear Valorie out, but his company isn’t so sure about a farm girl with no armor and no weapon. Before she can join, she has to prove she’s more than size. Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 8: Meeting the Company
The Crossroads Inn is loud, smoky, and full of hardened sellswords who take one look at a giantess in her best dress and laugh. Can Valorie convince the Ironarm Company she belongs at their table? Continue reading
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BRECK: Cold Harbor — Chapter Two
In Chapter Two of BRECK: Cold Harbor, veteran courier Breck meets with harbormaster Tett and notices a commemorative bronze plaque — a perfect ending to Cold Harbor’s council and union dispute, as the official story goes. But Breck is a man who notices things others don’t, and something about this settled, commemorated resolution doesn’t sit… Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 7: The Crossroads Inn
Valorie leaves Millhaven at dawn with her father at her side, a pack of Mildred’s rations on her back, and an eight-foot frame the road isn’t ready for. Next stop: the Crossroads Inn, where adventurers are made or broken. Continue reading
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The Broken Shield Chronicles — Chapter 9: Foundation and Trust
Chapter 9 of The Broken Shield Chronicles — a cozy dark fantasy series by Chadwick Rye. Aldar and dwarven master craftsman Markus complete the structural repairs to The Broken Shield, only to discover ancient sanctuary runes carved into the tavern’s foundation stones — and a hidden compartment containing a broken shield, a guardian’s journal, and… Continue reading
