Rules of Conduct in the Void

In a future where Earth and Ceres are entangled in covert political and interplanetary tensions, Archie lives a double life. To Lucinda and Pee-Pee he is a charming, affectionate house cat. But in truth, he is an intelligence operative - a being whose memory has been rewritten, whose mission is hidden even from himself, and whose fate is tied to decisions made far beyond the Solar System. Archie's assignments lead him through the underbelly of Ceres: clandestine archives, shadowy conspiracies, and a network of agents preparing for a planetary uprising.
His encounter with Dimitrov - a frightened bureaucrat guarding explosive secrets - sets off a chain of events that forces Archie to confront the darkest truths about humanity's past and future. Along the way, Archie experiences loyalty, betrayal, and a fragile, impossible love with Irene - a woman who sees in him more than he can admit. But as his mission unfolds, Archie discovers that he is not merely gathering intelligence.
He is part of a cosmic evaluation: a verdict on whether humanity deserves to continue. The final revelation comes from Samael himself - the architect of the mission - who grants Archie a choice: remain a cat, become human, or become something entirely new. As Archie prepares to leave for Enceladus, the potential cradle of a new civilization, he realizes that the end of one world may be the beginning of another.
And the first step into that world belongs not to a human, but to a cat. A philosophical, darkly humorous, and emotionally resonant novel about identity, destiny, and the fragile miracle of life.