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 Reflective Glass: Threads of Connection
How do you use social media? The grand hall of the Luminous A cademy hummed with the energetic chaos of midday. Students in various states of magical study crowded around long tables, their voices rising and falling like the tides as they debated arcane theories and practice. Through the tall windows, sunlight streamed in rays… Continue reading
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Vol 3 is out now!
Volume 3 of Lantern & Shadow: Stories from Lumenvale is out now. News on the newest collection of Chadwick Rye’s fantasy short stories. Continue reading
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The Memory Merchant
Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. The first thing Elara remembered was darkness. Not the absence of light, but darkness as a living presence, velvety, encompassing, a cocoon of midnight that breathed alongside her. This memory surfaced whenever she closed her eyes, a fragment of something essential yet incomplete, like a… Continue reading
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The Weight of Mercy – A Haunting Fantasy Tale of War, Healing, and the Keeper of Last Words
Amid the blood-soaked ruins of battle, a wounded soldier meets a mysterious figure named Vesper—neither enemy nor ally, but a collector of final thoughts. The Weight of Mercy is a poignant fantasy short story exploring the unseen cost of war, memory, and redemption. Continue reading
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Forbidden Bond: A Velthorn Tale — Chapter 25: Beneath the Festival Lights pt 2
Erik, the merchant’s son, and his friends circle Mikhail and Anora under the festival lights as the music dies and the crowd goes quiet. Continue reading
