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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BRECK: Cold Harbor: Chapter One
Breck — veteran courier, former Crystal Wars special operations — arrives in Cold Harbor with a simple delivery. What he finds is a port town with new money, a missing scholar, and an old dockworker who asks the kind of questions that don’t stay quiet once they find somewhere to sit. Chapter One of BRECK:… Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 6: A Choice to be Made
Valorie faces the defining moment of her new life as a giantess reborn in Millhaven. After a chance encounter with traveling merchants reveals a mysterious giant-born warrior protecting the roads, and her mother Thessa Stoneson’s long-hidden letter arrives at last, she must choose between the family she loves and the call of her giant heritage.… Continue reading
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The Broken Shield Chronicles — Chapter 8: The Forge’s Heart
Retired warrior Aldar spends the day at Graystone Smithy alongside dwarf blacksmith Markus, forging custom steel brackets for The Broken Shield’s crumbling structure. What begins as a job becomes a rare meeting of minds—field-hardened military engineering meets generations of master craft—and Al discovers, for the first time since leaving battle behind, what it feels like… Continue reading
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Chronicles of the Giantess — Chapter 5: Stone and Restless Blood
Breakfast at home in Millhaven: warm bread, a crowded table Father built for a family of mixed sizes, and two stepsisters who have opinions about everything Valorie does. Continue reading
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The Broken Shield Chronicles — Chapter 7: Market Day
Chapter 7 of The Broken Shield Chronicles — a cozy dark fantasy series by Chadwick Rye. Aldar, a retired were-moose adventurer, ventures into Oakhollow’s weekly market for the first time since his confrontation with Harlan Brewer. In a town still learning to accept a monster who just wants to belong, market day becomes a test… Continue reading
