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 Bone Whispers Price
Have you ever broken a bone? The first time Sylvia Thistlebone heard the whisper of broken things, she was just seven years old. It came as a sibilant murmur beneath her friend Elowen’s screams—a small voice beneath greater pain, as the girl’s forearm bent at an impossible angle after falling from the Crystal Orchard’s tallest… Continue reading
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The Heartstone Keeper
How do you balance work and home life? The workshop rang with the delicate chime of crystal meeting crystal, a sound both musical and precarious. Tharion Emberspark winced as his cutting tool slipped a fraction of a degree off its intended path, sending a hairline fracture through the heartstone he’d spent three days preparing. Not… Continue reading
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The Price of Dawn
What sacrifices have you made in life? The sacrificial bowl sits before me, obsidian surface drinking what little light filters through the stained-glass windows of my tower. Crimson petals from yesterday’s ritual still cling to its rim, withered now but no less potent. I trace my fingers along the ancient symbols etched into its base—symbols… Continue reading
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Thr Pendants Promise
What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? The autumn wind carried whispers of frost as Elindra traced her fingers along the curved edge of her pendant. Tarnished silver wrapped around a stone the color of midnight—not quite black, but a blue so deep it devoured light rather than reflected it. It hung against her skin,… Continue reading
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Born to Command
The banners of House Vyren snapped in the crisp morning breeze as Taelan Brightshield strode through the gates of Fort Ironvale. Sunlight glinted off the polished silver clasps of his new leather jerkin—purchased specifically for this day, his first in the Lumenvale Royal Army. He’d even commissioned a silversmith to craft a small emblem of… Continue reading
