Rocket the Adventure Kitty
Rocket, a huge brown Maine Coon in a red cape, stands proudly on a cat tower while his black sister Natasha watches from a cactus-shaped tower behind him.

An illustrated adventure series

Every kingdom needs a guardian.
This one has Rocket.

Rocket is a twenty-five-pound Maine Coon who protects a vast and mysterious kingdom. The kingdom is his house. He has never once doubted that the house would fall without him.

Meet the first book
Rocket sitting tall, facing forward, with a gold paw-print tag on his collar.

Meet the hero

Protector of the Kingdom

Rocket is a twenty-five-pound brown Maine Coon, two and a half years old, with a magnificent tail and a gold paw-print tag. Each day he patrols his kingdom from the Basement Realm to the Third Floor, keeping a close eye on the food, the doors, and his sister Natasha, who is almost certainly up to something.

He narrates his own adventures, with total sincerity and a hero's certainty. Doors are mechanisms. Screens are magic. Food is a strategic resource, and boxes deserve the closest study of all. He is brave, observant, and nearly always wrong about why anything is happening.

The duties of a guardian

  • Watching things
  • Inspecting food
  • Opening doors (when he wants to)
  • Resting (heroically, of course)
  • Inspecting food again (to be absolutely sure)

Of all of these, resting is the most important. Protecting a kingdom is extremely tiring work.

The Princess struggles to carry Rocket, who has gone completely limp and enormous in her arms.

Signature skill

Great Heaviness

When a hero prefers to walk under his own power, Rocket makes himself far too heavy to lift. He cannot explain how it is done. The Tall Creatures have offered their own explanations, among them "dead weight" and "why is he like this," but these are only guesses.

By order of Rocket, Protector of the Kingdom

Royal Decree of the Kingdom

Let it be known throughout the kingdom and all nearby snack locations:

If any cats appearing in this book resemble real cats living in the kingdom, it is not coincidence. It is because they are those cats.

They are real.
They live here.
They participate in the daily defense of the kingdom (some more than others).

Certain individuals may attempt to claim that these events are 'normal household activity.' These individuals are Tall Creatures and cannot be trusted with matters of heroic record.

Any resemblance between the Tall Creatures in this book and actual Tall Creatures is entirely intentional, because they are the same Tall Creatures who control the food.

This decree is issued under the authority of Rocket himself, who has personally investigated the matter and declared it true and heroic.

Signed,

Rocket

Guardian of the Kingdom
Master of the Tower Forest
Protector of the Tall Creatures

A red wax seal stamped with a paw print.
Cover of Rocket the Adventure Kitty: Guardian of the Kingdom. Rocket in a red cape sits in a sunlit living room while Natasha watches from her cactus tower.

Book One

Guardian of the Kingdom

Written by C. H. Icarus Lyncroft

Every day, Rocket patrols the realms of his kingdom: the Tower Forest, the Kitchen of Forbidden Food, the glowing Cave of Moving Pictures, and the Stairs of Destiny that wind from the Basement Realm all the way up to The High Lord's Academy.

Across twelve chapters, he introduces the kingdom and everyone in it. There is Natasha, his sister, who watches from the Cactus Tower of Doom and is almost certainly planning something. There is the Furry Comet, who has never once stopped to think before moving, and the Angry One, who may have arrived recently or may have been hiding in the basement for years. And there are the Tall Creatures, who control the food and very little else.

Then, one evening, a warm and extraordinary box arrives in the kitchen, smelling of something wonderful. A guardian must investigate.

Coming soon Read the opening

From Chapter 1 · My Name Is Rocket

My name is Rocket.

I am the protector of the kingdom and generally regarded as a great hero.

Now, you might be wondering what kind of hero I am. Some heroes are knights, some are warriors, and some heroes are mighty explorers who sail across dangerous oceans.

I am something even greater.

I am a cat.

Not just any cat. I am a very large cat. In fact, I am so large that when I walk across the kingdom, the floorboards tremble beneath my paws. My tail alone is longer than some of the smaller creatures who live here. My fur is magnificent and brown like the forests of ancient lands. Some say I am a Maine Coon, but I have my suspicions. I believe I might secretly be a red panda. I have never seen a red panda before, but it sounds correct.

There is also an old story that Maine Coons are part raccoon. I reject this completely. Raccoons are bandits who wear masks and go through bins at night, and I am a guardian, who would never go through a bin unless it smelled very strongly of chicken.

Still, whatever I truly am, one thing is certain: the kingdom would not survive without me.

The defenders of the kingdom

The Cats

Rocket

Rocket

Brown Maine Coon · 25 lbs, more when required

Guardian of the Kingdom since the beginning of time. Possibly red panda. Certainly not raccoon.

Natasha

Natasha

Black Maine Coon · 19 lbs

Rocket's older sister, a fact she has never once let him forget. Watches everything from the Cactus Tower of Doom. Spy.

The Furry Comet

The Furry Comet

Tortoiseshell · 6 lbs, nearly all of it speed

Has never once stopped to think before moving.

The Angry One

The Angry One

Calico · 7 lbs

Arrived recently. Or possibly she has been hiding in the Basement Realm all along. The investigation continues.

The Tall Creatures

They walk on two legs, which seems extremely inconvenient. They control the food, operate the glowing caves, and command the magic water inside the shower walls.

The Lady
Knows everything. Has not explained how.
The High Lord
Ruler of the Third Floor (disputed). Mane: none, though he remembers one.
The Food Wizard
Forgets food. Responds well to keyboard training.
The Princess
Blankets: expert. Doors: not yet.

From the Royal Census, taken by Rocket and accurate in every respect.

The realm

The Kingdom of Rocket

The kingdom is a vast and mysterious place, with towering forests that stretch toward the ceiling, glowing caves where animals appear and disappear, and a kitchen full of powerful smells that drift through the air like invisible magic.

And there are stairs. So many stairs.

  • The Tower Forest Where Rocket keeps watch from the highest platform.
  • The Cactus Tower of Doom Natasha's perch. Approach with caution.
  • The Kitchen of Forbidden Food Counters, smells, and strategic resources.
  • The Cave of Moving Pictures Animals appear and disappear inside it.
  • The Door of Endless Scratching Summons Tall Creatures, eventually.
  • The Stairs of Destiny They connect every realm, from basement to Academy.
An illustrated map titled The Kingdom of Rocket, showing the house floor by floor with labels such as the Tower Forest, Stairs of Destiny and High Lord's Academy.

The adventures

The Series

  1. 1Guardian of the KingdomComing soon
  2. 2The Sacred Pizza BoxNext adventure
  3. 3The High Lord's TowerIn the works
  4. 4The Basement RealmIn the works
  5. 5The OutlandIn the works

Rocket has not forgotten the warm, extraordinary box the Tall Creatures sent away before he could properly investigate it. A guardian keeps track of unfinished business.