Katelynsam – Author, Graphic Designer, Dreamer

The Fated

A Novel

Every sixteen years a luxurious ocean liner known as The Fated appears at the docks to carry a few lucky passengers to paradise. Yet when people onboard begin disappearing, one woman soon discovers their destination might not be paradise after all. 

Amarra Obrel never expects to receive a ticket in the mail. Ever since failing her chance at becoming a concert pianist years ago, she has spent her days as an elevator operator, resigned to the uninteresting future that seems set before her. When given the opportunity to embark on The Fated, however, she boards with the hope of starting a new life. Yet she soon senses something dark lurks beneath the ship’s decadent halls, ornate ballrooms, and opulent jazz clubs. When people close to her begin disappearing, she sets out to uncover the vessel’s secrets along with fellow passenger Kye-Shin Hura. But instead of providing answers, every discovery leads to more questions—questions about why they were selected for this voyage in the first place and more disturbingly: If not to paradise, then where exactly is The Fated taking them?  

With cinematic and haunting prose that blends the genres of fantasy and magic realism, The Fated is the perfect suspenseful and atmospheric read for fans of The Night Circus, Titanic, The Great Gatsby, and The Midnight Library.

*Semi-finalist of the Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award 2025

*Critically recognized, having advanced to Round 4 of the prestigious Best Indie Book Award competition

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  • Image of the cover of The Fated by Katelynsam: featuring two ocean liner ships on the top and bottom separated by a dark blue ocean. A stormy sky with lightning is behind the top ship and a calm blue sky with clouds is behind the bottom ship.
  • Image of the first page and chapter of The Fated, titled Chapter 1: Haunted, in which the first person narrator recalls that she still dreams of being on board the ship called The Fated
photo inside the paperback version of The Fated with a vintage bookmark placed on the paper with a typewriter key with the letter "K" on it to match the vintage vibe of the book, a vintage ship illustration is in the background

photo of a sky above the ocean after sunset and an excerpt at the forefront from The Fated that reads: 'Kye-Shin dissolves the inches between us and descends his lips onto mine. I wrap my arms around his neck without a second thought. I run my fingers through his hair like I’ve always wanted to. I marvel at the ease with which my body molds into his, the way our pounding hearts accelerate before falling into perfect sync with each other.'

photo of a crystal chandelier hanging in a room with an excerpt from the Fated at the forefront that reads: 'The first time I saw The Fated was in a history book. It had been a photo of one of the most famous paintings ever to depict the ship, created centuries ago when The Fated still looked like a vessel from old, with gold-embossed sides and sails rippling in the wind like massive wings. I remember feeling awe, a breath-stealing kind of amazement. The emotion quickly plummeted into disappointment when I later saw The Fated’s modern appearance splayed across the pages of a newspaper, its hull no longer ornate but sleek and sharp like the ocean liners I had glimpsed in the bay. I’m not disappointed now.'