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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Storm Bringer
What is your favorite type of weather? Bruxa Ironskull raised her face to the darkening sky, inhaling deeply as the first electric tang of approaching lightning scorched the air. Around her, the rest of the adventuring party scurried to secure the campsite—the human wizard Alastair muttering protection incantations, the elven twins Lyra and Lysander hastily… Continue reading
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The Blood-Soaked Scroll
Who was your most influential teacher? Why? General Marcus Ironheart stood at the edge of the alabaster balcony, his weathered hands resting on the sun-warmed stone as he surveyed the training grounds below. Young recruits clashed in organized chaos—swords singing against shields, commands bellowed across the dusty yard, the rhythmic percussion of marching feet establishing… Continue reading
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The Stargazer’s Lament
What do you wish you could do more every day? Astrid Nightwhisper stood at the highest parapet of Ravenskeep Tower, her silver-streaked hair dancing in the twilight breeze like wayward strands of moonlight. Below, the city of Winterhold spread in concentric rings of amber lamplight and shadow, its inhabitants scurrying through the last errands of… Continue reading
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The Mark of Grimtooth
What tattoo do you want and where would you put it? The fire roared in the center of the war-tent, casting massive dancing shadows across hides stretched taut between ancient wooden posts. Grimtooth Skullrender hunched forward on his throne of lashed mammoth bones and ironwood, his massive green-skinned frame dwarfing the goblin tattoo artist who… Continue reading
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Steadfast
What is one word that describes you? Sir Aldric of Thornhaven knelt before the ancient weirwood in the monastery’s inner sanctuary, his armor carefully removed and laid upon the stone altar. After twenty-three years of bearing its weight, he found the absence of steel against his skin strangely disorienting, as though he might suddenly float… Continue reading
