Hear the Wind Sing, Pinball, 1973, and A Wild Sheep Chase form the Trilogy of the Rat (a sequel, Dance, Dance, Dance, was written later but is not considered part of the series), centered on the same unnamed narrator and his friend, "the Rat".
Hear the Wind Sing, Pinball, 1973, dan A Wild Sheep Chase dari Trilogy of the Rat (sekuel, Dance, Dance, Dance, ditulis kemudian namun tidak dianggap bagian dari serial), berpusat pada satu narator yang tak bernama dan temannya, "the Rat."