Charley’s Song
YA Historical Fantasy Trilogy | LGBTQIA+ 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
‘Storm of Desolation’ (book one) is available in a SIGNED foil-stamped Collector’s Edition hardcover, a limited edition Smyth sewn paperback with a fold out color map, and eBook format!
Where Magic is Queer & the Empire is Afraid
Storm of Desolation ★ Book One
1848. The Age of Revolutions. Charley Beaumont was born in a body that never felt like home. Raised on legends of Alekzandr, a storm-wielder who saved their people from a devastating tempest, Charley dreams of becoming a hero—strong enough to escape parents who refuse to see him. When an ancient goddess awakens storm magic within him, his destiny seems within reach. Until tragedy buries the gift so deep he can't remember it ever existed.
Now eighteen, Charley struggles to survive under Imperial Doryan occupation, where his power remains locked behind trauma and an identity he's still learning to claim. When a malevolent colonel in the Doryan Army threatens to seize his ancestral land, he finds unexpected allies who see him for who he truly is: a widowed farmer fighting his own battle for acceptance, and a duke who understands what it means to live between worlds.
As enemies close in, Charley discovers the legend that shaped him holds a devastating secret—and the Goddess chose him for a reason he never imagined. To save his people, Charley must unlock storm magic that destruction can't command. True power demands something far more dangerous: love.
“Riveting... lyrical and powerful. Charley feels like a kick ass hero with a strong sense of self and confidence.”
Praise From Readers
“This book is cinematic, and many times
I forgot I was reading.”
“I was cracked open and invited into my own healing journey, and my own magic.”
About the Trilogy
The Charley's Song Trilogy takes place in real world 1848, just after the second French Revolution, over the span of a year. An era when many European nations fought for liberation against controlling autocracies and class inequality, as the poor demanded change. Meanwhile, superstition still held sway and magic was seen as sorcery.
The story is set on three fictional islands in the Indian Ocean, known as The Doryan Empire, where grain is the main source of economic wealth. A land once protected by an earth goddess who'd been forgotten during Christian colonization.
The tale weaves together mythology (inspired by Celtic, Slavic, and Greek folklore), elemental magic, political upheaval, trauma, gender transformation, and a touch of sci-fi, set in the confines of a 19th century patriarchal society.
About the Author
Kaedyn Nedopak (he/they) is an award-winning queer trans storyteller and producer with two decades of creating fantasy and mystical content that amplifies marginalized voices through podcasts, digital series, and live shows that have reached audiences in 125 countries.
Follow My Journey
Visit my Substack The Magic Grove for a look at what inspired Charley’s Song—historically, politically, and personally.