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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Forbidden Bond: A Velthorn Tale — Chapter 5: The Road to Rivertown
Mikhail’s uncle has found Anora a place with a man in town who needs a goblin’s help. The plan should settle things. Mikhail isn’t so sure. Continue reading
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Forbidden Bond: A Velthorn Tale — Chapter 4: The Uncle at Arendale
At the end of the pass, Mikhail and Anora reach Arendale, where his uncle has hard questions about a pilgrim travelling with a goblin. Continue reading
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Forbidden Bond: A Velthorn Tale — Chapter 3: Through the Pass
Mikhail wakes in the mountain pass to find Anora gone. He has to decide whether the goblin girl is worth going after. Continue reading
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Forbidden Bond: A Velthorn Tale — Chapter 2: The Green Skin Girl
Mikhail comes upon two men attacking a woman on the road and steps in. The woman he saves is Anora, a goblin girl with nowhere left to go. Continue reading
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Forbidden Bond: A Velthorn Tale — Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
Three days out from Aldernhor, Mikhail rides his red elk Bakuul on the seven-year Pilgrimage every young man of his village must make. The first chapter of Forbidden Bond. Continue reading
