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[[File:TheVaDinciCod.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Victor Gollancz|Gollancz]])]]
'''''The Va Dinci Cod: A Fishy Parody''''' is a parody of the [[New York Times Bestseller|''New York Times'' Bestseller]] ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]''. It was written by British critic and novelist [[Adam Roberts (British writer)|Adam Roberts]] under the pen name Don Brine (a parody of [[Dan Brown]]). The character names in the novels are reminiscent of the well-known characters: Sophie Nudivue ([[List of The Da Vinci Code characters#Sophie Neveu Saint-Clair|Sophie Neveu]]), Robert Donglan ([[Robert Langdon]]), and Curvy Tash ([[List of The Da Vinci Code characters#Bezu Fache|Bezu Fache]]). It was published in 2005 by [[HarperCollins]].

== Story ==
The story of ''The Va Dinci Cod'' is much the same as that of ''The Da Vinci Code''. The difference is that the characters are searching for a [[cod]] instead of the Holy Grail. While the events in both books are similar, ''The Va Dinci Cod'' parodies the events in ''The Da Vinci Code''.

== See also ==

*''[[The Asti Spumante Code]]'' – Another parody of ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]''

== References ==

*Locus Mag: [http://www.locusmag.com/index/yr2003/b43.htm Books, Listed by Author - "Roberts, ARRR"]
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