First Installment Wins: A very minor example, but this book seems to have gotten better reception than its companion novel, The Domino Men.
Moral Event Horizon: The Prefects cross it by beating Skimpole's son to death as their "payment."
Ugly Cute: Moon's favorite type of prostitute. His current favorite is Mina, the bearded lady who has a thing described as a curious deformity, a grisly pink piece of flesh which bore a ghastly, visceral resemblance to the severed arm of an infant growing out of her chest.
