The Diamond Age: Difference between revisions

* [[Edutainment Game]]: The Primer. Best edutainment ever.

* [[Either or Title]]

* [[Explosive Leash]]: Cookie Cutters: cell-sized explosives capable of taking a small chunk out of a person, and usually injected into them in quantity. They can be detonated after a period of time (known as the Seven Minute Special), by remote control, or by passing a radio barrier. Used for execution and prisoner restraint (in large quantities) or for pacifying criminals (usually one is enough).

* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: The {{spoiler|Mouse Army}} means business.

* [[In Which a Trope Is Described]]

* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]: The neo-Confucian Judge Fang, who has the powers (and the robes and beard) of a judge from when China was an empire. He himself says that he combines the roles of detective, judge, jury and executioner. The accused is not allowed to speak in his own defense. (The author has been accused of making errors in his portrayal of Confucianism.)

* [[Matter Replicator]]: A major application of nanotechnology, which underlies much of what happens in the book.

* [[Mechanical Horse]]: The chevalines.

* [[Power Armor]]: Huge-ass suits of powered armor are worn for military engagements. One of Nell's caretakers rides into battle [[Days of Future Past|on chevaline-back in powered armor.]]

* [[Prophecies Are Always Right]]: The story of Princess Nell is eerily prescient, even in its simplest form. Justified in that there's a human intelligence and insanely smart onboard computer examining Nell's life as she lives it, but seriously...

** Followed by [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|Nell]] {{spoiler|manufacturing a nanomachine chainsword and killing the hell out of every Fist she comes across during her escape.}}

* [[Screw Destiny]]: {{spoiler|Nell kills the nanomachines in Miranda's blood, stopping the ritual that will create the Seed.}} The result of this is left uncertain.

* [[Tyke Bomb]]: Or rather {{spoiler|a Tyke nuclear arsenal}}.

* [[Unusual Weapon Mounting]]: The voice-activated skull-guns, nano-mechanical firearms inserted into a hole drilled into the forehead. They can be installed within an hour, tops.

 

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