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** Lampshaded when a priest points out that Mau ''needs'' the gods to exist [[Nay Theist|just enough so that he can be angry with them for not existing]].
** Daphne gets a few shades of this too.
* [[Footnote Fever]]: Relatively restrained for a [[Terry Pratchett]] novel, but there are a few footnotes about (entirely fictitious) wildlife like the [
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Daphne, and she knows it too:
{{quote| "There was something in the brain that said: Sinister-looking valley + half dead trees + ominous doorway = skulls in a bowl, or possible on a stick. But even by listening to it, she felt she was being unfair to Mau and Cahle and the rest of them."}}
* [[Good Cannot Comprehend Evil]]: Daphne has a hard time explaining Cox's behavior to the islanders. They can cope with cannibals, but not someone who shoots people because they're there.
* [[The Grim Reaper]]: Locaha. And he's not as nice as Pratchett's other [[Discworld|Grim Reaper]].
** He acts cruelly uncaring, though some or even all of this might be [[Stealth Mentor|a ploy to make Mau figure things out himself]]. He's also more eager to claim lives than the [[Discworld]] Grim Reaper. However, the [[Just
* [[A Handful for An Eye]]: Mau does this during his duel against Cox.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Mau goes through a pretty extreme version of this when he's sinking the bodies of his tribe in the ocean. Basically, his body's moving, but his mind isn't there any more. He doesn't even notice Daphne standing directly in front of him. He only wakes up just before drowning himself.
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** The last few chapters also contain a lot of "Cox swore" -- but then he ''is'' the one who taught the parrot.
* [[Nay Theist]]: Mau claims not to believe in the gods, but he also hates them. For not existing.
* [[Near
* [[Near Misses]]: Justified and then subverted: Cox has guns which he uses in his duel against Mau. Mau is just smart enough to dive into the water, [[Soft Water|where bullets don't have as much effect]]. He does get his ear shot off, though.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: Daphne, Blibi.
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** The chiefs of the island civilizations are implied to have a large role in all of the island's battles.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: a good percentage of Nation's population are implied, offscreen, to ship Mau and Daphne. {{spoiler|Ultimately averted.}}
* [[Shout
* [[Sibling Seniority Squabble]]:
{{quote| 'Which of you is the older?'<br />
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