The View from the Clocktower, The Starlit Sky is a novel that combines and expands upon the Post Apocalyptic adventures of the main character named Half-a-Rat, whose character and actions are defined in the six volume, science fiction short story series published between 2019 and 2023. Half-a-Rat is a genetically engineered, cat/human hybrid. He survives along with other genetically and technologically enhanced animals of The City. With the help of an enigmatic AI, the cat and the remaining inhabitants of The City struggle for a foothold on a world warming from nuclear winter and the devastating aftermath of scorched earth warfare.
The human population had abandoned the planet over 4600 years earlier. As the tale unfolds, Half-a-Rat learns that mankind is seeking to return.