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 Broken Shield Chronicles — Prologue: The Last Adventure
Forty years of adventuring have taught Aldar’Thock to read a cave mouth. This one whispers of old magic and older hunger, and it may be the last job he ever takes. Continue reading
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The Silver Wolf Who Saved Me — Chapter 1: The Man Who Found Me
Esbeth Ironwood, once enslaved in the Sun Lands and now Lady of Stonewatch Tower, sits down to write about the man who changed her life: Rosco, the Silver Wolf. Continue reading
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BRECK: Dead Delivery: Chapter Two
Breck arrives in Crestfall on a routine courier run and finds a town running on fear — shuttered stalls, shortened hours, and a boy waiting on a step with the patience of someone who’s learned that flinching doesn’t change outcomes. Continue reading
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BRECK: Dead Delivery: Chapter One
A courier named Breck rides into the quiet, declining town of Crestfall on a routine delivery. When a traveling hedge-mage asks the tavern what superpower they’d wish for, Breck’s answer is unexpected — and says everything about who he is. Chapter One of Dead Delivery, set in the world of Lumenvale. Continue reading
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The Case That Never Closed
A fantasy noir story set in Mechanicus — the Clockwork Empire — about a detective who has spent forty-one years and four hundred and thirty-seven case file openings trying to solve the one mystery she was never trained for: where her father went. Continue reading
