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* [[Dances and Balls]]: On special occasions the Angrezi would revive old pre-Fall traditions, such as the waltz. The Royal Palace in Delhi actually has a Victorian-style ballroom specifically built for this purpose, with the men dressing in "classical" attire; out of convenience, however, women still prefer the sari.
* [[Disney Villain Death]]: {{spoiler|Count Ignatieff is stabbed by Athelstane and thrown from a zeppelin, and is described as splattering when he hits the ground.}}
* [[Eats Babies]]: Count Ignatieff, literally; at one point, he thinks that the food he's been given isn't nearly as tasty as "roast suckling Uzbek."
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: the cult of Malik Nous in the remains of Russia worships one and believes {{spoiler|bringing about the destruction of humanity will please him}}
* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]: A reader could be forgiven for thinking the book is an RPG transcript; Athelstane and co. have to deal with attacks from devil-worshippers, Afghans, ninjas,
** {{spoiler|And practically all of them were bribed/manipulated/set up by Count Ignatieff.}}
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Athelstane, chatting with Sita, when he remarks that every adventure story needs a beautiful princess.
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