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* WomanInWhite: Sally Bones is an animal version of this. Mysterious, creepy, and bone-white.
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* ShoutOut: Varjak is named after Varjak from ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys''.
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** Varjak's family is given a mouse toy by a Gentleman. It's jarringly realistic, even in its smell. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a taxidermic mouse]].
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* HauteCuisineIsWeird: WhiteSheep Varjak hates caviare, while the rest of his IdleRich family loves it.
* HauteCuisineIsWeird: WhiteSheep Varjak hates caviare, while the rest of his IdleRich family loves it.
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* ComingOfAgeStory: The first novel starts with Varjak as a young, sheltered pet and follows his character development into a self-assured stray cat and practitioner of the Way.
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* PetsVersusStrays: Varjak's family hates stray cats while the stray cats tease Varjak for being sheltered.
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* PetsVersusStrays: Varjak's family hates stray cats while the stray cats tease Varjak for being sheltered.SupernaturalMartialArts: The Way, a mystical martial art practiced by cats.
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* AutomobilesAreAlien: Varjak doesn't know what a "dog" is but cars match the description he's given. As a result Varjak mistakes cars for dogs until Ginger tells him otherwise. All his attempts to reason with cars obviously fail.
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* PetsVersusStrays: Varjak's family hates stray cats while the stray cats tease Varjak for being sheltered.
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* LastNameBasis: Holly sometimes joking calls him "Mr. Paw".
* CassandraTruth: When Varjak tells his family about the Gentlemen and the strange black cats, everyone besides Elder Paw ignores him. They also don't believe him when he says that the cats killed Elder Paw.
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* StrayAnimalStory: The series is about a kitten who must leave his home and find a dog to protect his family after their owner dies. He befriends stray cats and [[spoiler:a stray dog]] along his way.
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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The setting is known simply as "the city". WordOfGod states it was intentional, so that everybody could imagine any city they like. That being said, the square with the fountains, column with four lions and all the pigeons seems to be at least an homage to Trafalgar Square.
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* KickTheDog: Even after Varjak tries warning his family about the Gentleman and his cats, his older brother Julius beats him up and snarls at him to apologize for what he did.
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* EarAche: [[spoiler: Razor gets both his ears (and tail) torn off by Sally Bones.]]
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* FantasticRacism: Varjak's family disapproves of being friends with cats of other breeds, and they even scold Varjak for being friends with Holly. When she gets captured, they don't help Varjak rescue her because she was different from them. Varjak calls them out on it big time, saying that Mesopotamian Blue cats are just cats like every other cat.
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* SharedUnusualTrait: [[spoiler: Varjak is the only one in his family with amber eyes. He shares this trait with Jalal, as he discovers when he looks at his reflection for the first time.]]
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* SharedUnusualTrait: [[spoiler: At the end, one of Holly's eyes has become icy blue, like Sally Bones'.]]
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Varjak Paw is a noble Mesopotamian Blue kitten, who lives in an old house high on the hill with his family and their owner, the Contessa. Varjak loves to hear from his grandfather stories of the family's earliest ancestor, Jalal, and his Way. It's said Jalal traveled all the way from Mesopotamia, fighting mighty warrior cats, and that he was a great hunter, who travelled to the ends of the earth, before settling in the house. But Varjak is the only one; his family, except his grandfather, are all content to stay behind the high walls, where they are fed and looked after.
Then the Gentleman arrives, accompanied by two strange cats who do not talk and have strange, blank, black eyes, and their arrival, along with the Contessa's death, throws the house into turmoil. Both Varjak and his grandfather sense something strange and wrong about the Gentleman, although the rest of the family refuse to see it. Varjak attempts to escape, and suceeds, but in the process the two black cats tear Varjak's grandfather apart.
Now Varjak must attempt to survive in the city beyond the walls; he must befriend allies and survive, so he can return home. Dogs, cars, even other cats are all a threat to him, as are the mysterious Vanishings, when a cat will disappear and never be seen again...
''The Outlaw Varjak Paw'' is the sequel; Varjak must find a home for a group of street cats. In doing so, he incurs the dangerous attention of Sally Bones, who rules both her gang and the cats of the city by fear. But Sally Bones is not all she seems, and somehow, she has learnt the Way...
Both books are written by S.F. Said, and illustrated by DaveMcKean.
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!! Both books provide examples of:
* ArcWords: "Keep the Way alive."
* EyepatchOfPower: Sally Bones, who is missing an eye.
* {{Flashstep}}: Slow-time, one of the Skills, can have this effect.
* IcyBlueEyes: Sally Bones.
* {{Invisibility}}: Shadow-walking.
* LightIsNotGood: More specifically, white fur and blue eye(s).
* MeaningfulName: "Jalal" is the Arabic for "glory".
* ThePowerOfTrust
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The setting is known simply as "the city". WordOfGod states it was intentional, so that everybody could imagine any city they like.
* {{Xenofiction}}: The books are written from Varjak's viewpoint, which does not understand humans at all.
!! ''Varjak Paw'' provides examples of:
* BigBrotherBully: Julius towards Varjak.
* BigDamnHeroes: Cludge arrives to scare the Gentleman away when he was about to kill Varjak, Holly, Tam, and Julius.
* CreepyTwins: The black cats.
* DogsAreDumb: Cludge. (And the rest of his family in the second book.)
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: Being turned into one of the Gentleman's cats.]]
* FishOutOfWater: Varjak, a spoilt kitten who has always been fed from a bowl, in the streets of the city.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sally Bones and her Dragon Razor make brief appearances in the first book.
* IronicNickname: The ''Gentle''man is anything but.
* [[KickTheDog Kick The Cat]]: Even after Varjak is completely upset about the upcoming danger, his older brother Julius snarls at him that he's nothing but a troublemaker and demands that he apologizes for what he did.
* LovableCoward: Tam.
* MindControlEyes: The eyes of the toy cats are described as being blank and glassy.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: [[spoiler:Varjak, at the end of the book]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Holly, full stop.
* UncannyValley: The Gentleman's cats, in-universe.
* TheUnfavourite: Varjak, to, well, not only his older brother, but also the rest of his litter.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Varjak's family, who wish Varjak would have green eyes and behave sedately as a proper Mesopotamian Blue should.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Not whilst the Gentleman is still there.
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* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Where all the mice hide in the winter. Semi-justified, since they are cats.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Sally Bones falls off a building and dies]].
* MindRape: Sally Bones does this to Varjak, [[spoiler: causing him to temporarily lose his powers]].
* MismatchedEyes: [[spoiler: Holly at the end.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: Razor, one of Sally Bones' captains]].
* Really700YearsOld: It's never stated how old Sally Bones really is, but it is implied that she is the only creature alive [[spoiler: to meet Jalal in person]], and he is a stuff of legends.
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Then the Gentleman arrives, accompanied by two strange cats who do not talk and have strange, blank, black eyes, and their arrival, along with the Contessa's death, throws the house into turmoil. Both Varjak and his grandfather sense something strange and wrong about the Gentleman, although the rest of the family refuse to see it. Varjak attempts to escape, and suceeds, but in the process the two black cats tear Varjak's grandfather apart.
Now Varjak must attempt to survive in the city beyond the walls; he must befriend allies and survive, so he can return home. Dogs, cars, even other cats are all a threat to him, as are the mysterious Vanishings, when a cat will disappear and never be seen again...
''The Outlaw Varjak Paw'' is the sequel; Varjak must find a home for a group of street cats. In doing so, he incurs the dangerous attention of Sally Bones, who rules both her gang and the cats of the city by fear. But Sally Bones is not all she seems, and somehow, she has learnt the Way...
Both books are written by S.F. Said, and illustrated by DaveMcKean.
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!! Both books provide examples of:
* ArcWords: "Keep the Way alive."
* EyepatchOfPower: Sally Bones, who is missing an eye.
* {{Flashstep}}: Slow-time, one of the Skills, can have this effect.
* IcyBlueEyes: Sally Bones.
* {{Invisibility}}: Shadow-walking.
* LightIsNotGood: More specifically, white fur and blue eye(s).
* MeaningfulName: "Jalal" is the Arabic for "glory".
* ThePowerOfTrust
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The setting is known simply as "the city". WordOfGod states it was intentional, so that everybody could imagine any city they like.
* {{Xenofiction}}: The books are written from Varjak's viewpoint, which does not understand humans at all.
!! ''Varjak Paw'' provides examples of:
* BigBrotherBully: Julius towards Varjak.
* BigDamnHeroes: Cludge arrives to scare the Gentleman away when he was about to kill Varjak, Holly, Tam, and Julius.
* CreepyTwins: The black cats.
* DogsAreDumb: Cludge. (And the rest of his family in the second book.)
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler: Being turned into one of the Gentleman's cats.]]
* FishOutOfWater: Varjak, a spoilt kitten who has always been fed from a bowl, in the streets of the city.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sally Bones and her Dragon Razor make brief appearances in the first book.
* IronicNickname: The ''Gentle''man is anything but.
* [[KickTheDog Kick The Cat]]: Even after Varjak is completely upset about the upcoming danger, his older brother Julius snarls at him that he's nothing but a troublemaker and demands that he apologizes for what he did.
* LovableCoward: Tam.
* MindControlEyes: The eyes of the toy cats are described as being blank and glassy.
* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: [[spoiler:Varjak, at the end of the book]].
* {{Tsundere}}: Holly, full stop.
* UncannyValley: The Gentleman's cats, in-universe.
* TheUnfavourite: Varjak, to, well, not only his older brother, but also the rest of his litter.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Varjak's family, who wish Varjak would have green eyes and behave sedately as a proper Mesopotamian Blue should.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Not whilst the Gentleman is still there.
!! ''The Outlaw Varjak Paw'' provides examples of:
* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Where all the mice hide in the winter. Semi-justified, since they are cats.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Sally Bones falls off a building and dies]].
* MindRape: Sally Bones does this to Varjak, [[spoiler: causing him to temporarily lose his powers]].
* MismatchedEyes: [[spoiler: Holly at the end.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: Razor, one of Sally Bones' captains]].
* Really700YearsOld: It's never stated how old Sally Bones really is, but it is implied that she is the only creature alive [[spoiler: to meet Jalal in person]], and he is a stuff of legends.
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