The Mark of Chaos and Creation

The Mark of Creation Chronicles, Book 1

De: Arabella Federico

Narrado por: Nikki Grey

She’s waited six long years for her revenge.

Karalevine Ruzz was born with a mysterious star mark on her chest. A mark that gives her powers, but worse… it also gives her problems.

One of those problems comes in the form of a prince. But the prince of Arianyte is no knight and shining armor. He wears all black and his words always have a double meaning. Prince Malakyte has one mission:

Find Karalevine and make her his.

Kara also has one sole objective: to destroy the Arianyte Empire.

After kidnapping her best friend, Kara is determined to bring down the empire that took everything from her.

Yet, once Kara infiltrates the empire, the lines between who’s good and who’s bad begins to blur, her new team becoming too much like the family she’s always longed for.

They have the answers she needs. She has the power Prince Malakyte wants.
Neither of them know that she’s a spy for the rebellion.

Let the chaos begin.

Crescent City meets Sailor Moon in this mind-bending mashup of fantasy and science fiction that's made for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Carissa Broadbent, and Rebecca Yarros. If you're ready for wild twists on traditional romantasy while also keeping the tropes you love like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, fated mates, and found family, do not be the one to miss out on this epic listen.

©2022 Arabella K. Federico (P)2025 Arabella K. Federico

Fantastic debut!

This debut fantasy novel had such a refreshing, unique plot line and gorgeous descriptive writing. 4.5/5

wow..

Let me just spend a minute talking about this book. I finished it and I was at a loss for words. This is not my normal reading but I devoured it. The audio is amazing. The writing is supreme. It will forever be one of my favorite reads. This is an amazing story of revenge, right and wrong, justice, and a girl who is so relatable. I could not have predicted how much I would love this book. It's been over a week and I am still infatuated with the story.

One of the best I’ve heard

Absolutely fantastic!!! Beautifully written just bought the second one!!!!! You will not regret getting this one!!!
💖💖💖

𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓪𝓶𝓪𝔃𝓲𝓷𝓰. 𝓘 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 "𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓬 𝓼𝔂𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓶."

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓷𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓻 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓪𝓶𝓪𝔃𝓲𝓷𝓰. 𝓝𝓲𝓴𝓴𝓲 𝓭𝓲𝓭 𝓪 𝓫𝓮𝓪𝓾𝓽𝓲𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓳𝓸𝓫 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓶 𝓪𝓶𝓪𝔃𝓮𝓭 𝓫𝔂 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓿𝓸𝓲𝓬𝓮 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓭𝓲𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼.. 𝓦𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓷 𝓪𝓰𝓪𝓲𝓷.

SO GOOD

My heart was in a chokehold this whole time haha. In a good way. Is Kara a little unlikeable? sure. Does is help make her complex and drive the story? And make me want more? Also yes. Its so good, looking forward to book 2

Dynamic & Different!!

Torn apart friendships, Earth has entered a pact with Aliens, Trust NO ONE!!

Incredible read! The author has such a good way of giving us easy to follow information that depicts beautifully built world(s). Sailor moon vibes but make it also meets treasure planet type of way.

Earth was dying & so they entered a pact with aliens to give a certain level of control over things- including harvesting their own people?! Are the kidnappings on Earth part of some alien political schemes or is something worse going on right under their noses?? Bad ass MFC is also a tattoo artist (I thought that was unique and cool) and has some PTSD/SA trauma but I respect the hell out of how it was done. Survivors have those moments of little flashes or memories that jump at them in triggering or even peaceful moments, and the way the author did it didn't make the reader interrupt the current story & drag them through pages of trauma history. She gave enough to do it justice in that manner of speaking while sticking to the story line & still building our understanding of the characters.

The narrating is some of the best I've heard in a while and you can easily tell the humor, vibe in the room, whose talking & all that very easily with how it's read! Highly recommend especially when tired of fae stuff.

AMAZING!

The sci-fi fantasy story I didn't know I needed.
With the upcoming release of The Mark of Dreams and Darkness, I wanted to give this book a chance and I am so incredibly thankful I did.
I heard amazing things about the audiobook, so I listened to the audio and followed along in the paperback. The story alone was absolutely incredible, but the narrator somehow brought even more life to this creation. Cover to cover, this story is filled with fantastic world building, magic, aliens, and plenty of action packed scenes.
Terrific story telling from this author. Highly recommend!

Narrator made this story even more amazing

I have to say Nikki Grey slayed it with this narration. First time I've ever listened to her narrate and she smashed it out of the park with this narration.

The Mark of Chaos and Creation by Arabella K. Federico is a unique fantasy journey. Dystopian Earth is in accord with the Arianyte to help Earth and its people survive. Throughout this story, we meet some key players who take you on a journey to save Earth and uncover the truth.

Karalevine Ruzz has an unknown origin, lost the only family she knew, and doesn’t realize the magnitude of the role she will play in the future of Arianyte and Earth.

There is a lot to uncover in this story and a lot of information in this fantasy novel. I found it easier to keep up with the audiobook versus reading because of how in-depth it was. At times I felt there was so much information and world-building, along with some repetitiveness, that it slowed the first half of the book down. Once everything was established and the main plot of the story picked up, the book moved at an enjoyable and exciting pace. 

I feel like diving too deep would give away so many spoilers. The star seeds and their ringers are tasked by Arianyte to stop Deimos. As each of them works together, they soon realize there is so much more going on.

Arabella captured the loss Kara felt on so many levels in a way that the reader could feel it in their bones. The sadness and lost feelings don't go away. The trust that takes so many years and consistency from another person to build This FMC grew a lot in this story as a young adult, not only in maturity but also in her ability to believe in herself.

Ardelle, Jance, Pacey, and Malakyte are secondary characters that bring out the best and worst in Kara. I loved Pacey as the girl best friend. I hope we get to see that connection grow in book two. Jance leaves me with SO MANY QUESTIONS! Ardelle and Malakyte both put Kara through the spin cycle. I kinda don’t like either one of them very much. My goal is for Kara to save herself without a man.

This story is pure fantasy with hints of attraction. I am here for all of that. I cannot wait to see what Book 2 offers. Overall, if you like dystopian fantasy, then I recommend this book. I don’t think readers will be disappointed at all. It is a cliffhanger, so if you need to wait for book 2, you can grab them both when that releases. The main plot of the story isn’t completely done. I did guess the surprise at the end, but I blame that on my mystery-loving self, and I’m sure readers will love the little nugget Arabella leaves us with. 

amazing spin on fantasy and scifi

this story had me from the beginning. its stayed in a fast paced fight for right. Kara is trying to find her way through and find the group that will finally accept her for who she is while searching for her lost childhood friend. this is a great start to what will he an exciting series.
as always Nikki does an amazing job and can flawlessly switch from her female to male characters without you losing who is speaking and keeps you enthralled and engaged..
I will definitely be recommending this series

Great listen

This was so unlike anything I’ve read or listened to before. It was a really cool blend of fantasy and science fiction with a lot of serious topics that make you think while also including some really exciting fantastical elements to keep things exciting for those of us who love far off worlds. The writing was great and really built as we got to know the characters. The setting was very unique and easy to visualize with the descriptions. I would absolutely recommend.