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|image = To the Devil a Diva.jpg | |image = To the Devil a Diva.jpg | ||
|series = | |series = | ||
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|featuring = [[Cleavis]] | |featuring = [[Cleavis]] | ||
|setting = [[Manchester]], [[Britain]], [[1940s]] and [[2000s]] | |setting = [[Manchester]], [[Britain]], [[1940s]] and [[2000s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|publisher = Allison & Busby | |publisher = Allison & Busby | ||
|release date = | |release date = September 2004 | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = Paperback book, 288 pages | |format = Paperback book, 288 pages | ||
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* [[Adrian (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Adrian]] | * [[Adrian (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Adrian]] | ||
* [[Adrian's secretary]] | * [[Adrian's secretary]] | ||
* [[Colin (To the Devil | * [[Colin (To the Devil — A Diva!)|Colin]] | ||
* [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]] | * [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]] | ||
* [[Raf (To the Devil | * [[Raf (To the Devil — A Diva!)|Raf]] | ||
* [[Raf's assistant]] | * [[Raf's assistant]] | ||
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* [[Sammi Randall]] | * [[Sammi Randall]] | ||
* [[Colin's gran]] | * [[Colin's gran]] | ||
* [[Buffy fan (To the Devil | * [[Buffy fan (To the Devil — A Diva!)|Buffy fan]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* In [[SpoilerSpace]], Raf tells his assistant that if any ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' fans are to come in for the latest [[book]], they'll have to wait due to a late delivery. | * In [[SpoilerSpace]], Raf tells his assistant that if any ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' fans are to come in for the latest [[book]], they'll have to wait due to a late delivery. | ||
** The assistant thinks that ''Doctor Who'' fans are the worst, but Raf believes that there are other fans even worse. | ** The assistant thinks that ''Doctor Who'' fans are the worst, but Raf believes that there are other fans even worse. | ||
* Colin once had sex with [[Buffy fan (To the Devil | * Colin once had sex with [[Buffy fan (To the Devil — A Diva!)|fan]] of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. The fan had a scraggy [[mohican]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Professor [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]]'s first name is not stated in this novel. | * Professor [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]]'s first name is not stated in this novel. | ||
* The title is an homage to the [[Dennis Wheatley]] novel {{wi|To the Devil | * The title is an homage to the [[Dennis Wheatley]] novel {{wi|To the Devil a Daughter}}. Another Wheatley novel title was parodied by ''[[Iris Rides Out (audio story)|Iris Rides Out]]''. | ||
* [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]'s use of Cleavis in the ''[[Time Hunter (series)|Time Hunter]]'' novel ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'' was informed by the character's appearance in ''To The Devil — A Diva''.<ref> [http://www.infinitarian.com/plcontext2.html ''Peculiar Lives Contexts: Time Lords and Time Hunters'' — Infinitarian]</ref> | * [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]'s use of Cleavis in the ''[[Time Hunter (series)|Time Hunter]]'' novel ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'' was informed by the character's appearance in ''To The Devil — A Diva''.<ref> [http://www.infinitarian.com/plcontext2.html ''Peculiar Lives Contexts: Time Lords and Time Hunters'' — Infinitarian]</ref> | ||