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==In-Jokes==
==In-Jokes==
Reeve frequently makes puns or jokes that are unapparent to the characters, but are noticable to the reader. For example:
Reeve frequently makes puns or jokes that are unapparent to the characters, but are noticeable to the reader. For example:
*The god of Municipal Darwinism is referred to as "The Thatcher" a reference to British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]].
*The god of Municipal Darwinism is referred to as "The Thatcher" a reference to British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]].
*A plane in ''A Darkling Plain'' is called the ''Group Captain Mandrake'', a reference to Group Captain Lionel Mandrake from the Peter Sellers film ''Doctor Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
*A plane in ''A Darkling Plain'' is called the ''Group Captain Mandrake'', a reference to Group Captain Lionel Mandrake from the Peter Sellers film ''Doctor Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.