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Secrets of Dripping Fang #6
Attack of the Giant Octopus
After Wally's brush with death by insulin shock (a lesser-known means of assassination, for sure), he and Cheyenne are more determined than ever to stop the Ont Queen and her millions of minions from enslaving the human race and ending life on Earth as we know it. But how can two orphans overthrow an entire army of freakishly massive ants? And further, how do we know that the Ont Queen won't resort to even more creepy and unusual methods to try to exterminate Wally once and for all?
Well, these two scrawny kids have managed to survive this long, haven't they? They might just make it through one more book.
Well, these two scrawny kids have managed to survive this long, haven't they? They might just make it through one more book.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Dan Greenburg
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BOOKS:
Dan's 73 books have been published in 24 countries.
His adult best-sellers include EXES, LOVE KILLS, HOW TO BE A JEWISH MOTHER, HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE, and HOW TO AVOID LOVE AND MARRIAGE. How to be a Jewish Mother sold several million copies. It and How to Make Yourself Miserable were in print for 30 years and were on Publishers Weekly’s list of all-time bestsellers.
Amazon will publish Dan’s third psychological thriller, FEAR ITSELF, in January 2014. They’ll also republish his first two thrillers, EXES and LOVE KILLS.
He’s written four series of children's books: THE ZACK FILES, SECRETS OF DRIPPING FANG, WEIRD PLANET, and MAXIMUM BOY. The Zack Files sold more than 2 million copies, was translated into 20 languages, and generated an Emmy-winning 52-episode TV series that ran on Showtime and Fox Family.
ADVENTURES:
Dan has written extensively about his adventures:
Riding with NYPD homicide detectives for two years to research thrillers FEAR ITSELF, EXES, and LOVE KILLS.
Interviewing murderers alone in their maximum security prison cells for FEAR ITSELF.
Attending autopsies in the NYC morgue for EXES.
Learning how to discipline tigers and lions on a Texas tiger ranch.
Swimming with 80,000 lb. humpback whales in the deep ocean.
Flying upside down with a stunt pilot in an open-cockpit biplane.
Participating in dangerous voodoo rites in Haiti.
Riding with NYC firemen for four months and following them into burning buildings.
Searching for the Loch Ness Monster.
Assisting exorcists in a Connecticut house attacked by poltergeists.
Acting a major character role in a Western movie filmed in Spain.
Doing stand-up comedy at the New York Improv, and on TV talk shows.
Getting screamed at by Orson Welles on the set of Catch-22 in Mexico.
MAGAZINES:
Dan’s articles have appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, New York Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Time, Life, Newsweek, Ms., Playboy, and have been reprinted in 44 humor anthologies in the U.S. and England.
MOVIES AND TV:
Dan has had six of his feature films produced, two of which are on Variety’s list of top grossing films.
THEATER:
Along with Jules Feiffer, John Lennon and Samuel Beckett, Dan was a contributor to Oh! Calcutta!, which ran on Broadway for 21 years. He was also a contributor to Free to be You and Me, which ran off and on Broadway for years.
MISC.:
Dan has appeared on The Today Show, The Tonight Show, Larry King Live, and Late Night with David Letterman. He grew up in Chicago, got his BFA from the University of Illinois, and his MFA from UCLA. He lives in Westchester, NY and British Columbia with his author wife Judith Greenburg and many cats.
dan@dangreenburg.com
BOOKS:
Dan's 73 books have been published in 24 countries.
His adult best-sellers include EXES, LOVE KILLS, HOW TO BE A JEWISH MOTHER, HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF MISERABLE, and HOW TO AVOID LOVE AND MARRIAGE. How to be a Jewish Mother sold several million copies. It and How to Make Yourself Miserable were in print for 30 years and were on Publishers Weekly’s list of all-time bestsellers.
Amazon will publish Dan’s third psychological thriller, FEAR ITSELF, in January 2014. They’ll also republish his first two thrillers, EXES and LOVE KILLS.
He’s written four series of children's books: THE ZACK FILES, SECRETS OF DRIPPING FANG, WEIRD PLANET, and MAXIMUM BOY. The Zack Files sold more than 2 million copies, was translated into 20 languages, and generated an Emmy-winning 52-episode TV series that ran on Showtime and Fox Family.
ADVENTURES:
Dan has written extensively about his adventures:
Riding with NYPD homicide detectives for two years to research thrillers FEAR ITSELF, EXES, and LOVE KILLS.
Interviewing murderers alone in their maximum security prison cells for FEAR ITSELF.
Attending autopsies in the NYC morgue for EXES.
Learning how to discipline tigers and lions on a Texas tiger ranch.
Swimming with 80,000 lb. humpback whales in the deep ocean.
Flying upside down with a stunt pilot in an open-cockpit biplane.
Participating in dangerous voodoo rites in Haiti.
Riding with NYC firemen for four months and following them into burning buildings.
Searching for the Loch Ness Monster.
Assisting exorcists in a Connecticut house attacked by poltergeists.
Acting a major character role in a Western movie filmed in Spain.
Doing stand-up comedy at the New York Improv, and on TV talk shows.
Getting screamed at by Orson Welles on the set of Catch-22 in Mexico.
MAGAZINES:
Dan’s articles have appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, New York Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, Time, Life, Newsweek, Ms., Playboy, and have been reprinted in 44 humor anthologies in the U.S. and England.
MOVIES AND TV:
Dan has had six of his feature films produced, two of which are on Variety’s list of top grossing films.
THEATER:
Along with Jules Feiffer, John Lennon and Samuel Beckett, Dan was a contributor to Oh! Calcutta!, which ran on Broadway for 21 years. He was also a contributor to Free to be You and Me, which ran off and on Broadway for years.
MISC.:
Dan has appeared on The Today Show, The Tonight Show, Larry King Live, and Late Night with David Letterman. He grew up in Chicago, got his BFA from the University of Illinois, and his MFA from UCLA. He lives in Westchester, NY and British Columbia with his author wife Judith Greenburg and many cats.
dan@dangreenburg.com
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March 15, 2020
As always, the character development was good and the action was intense. I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
July 9, 2010
Ever since Wally Shluffmuffin accidentally killed Ont Dagmar Mandible and several Ont babies he has been a marked man, errr...boy. The Onts have hired a hit man called the Jackal (a real jackal, of course) to kill Wally. The Jackal failed once, but he has a seemingly fail-proof plan - he will trick Wally into wrestling a giant octopus. Wally's twin sister Cheyenne has her own set of problems - she has been hypnotized by the Onts and is being forced to teach etiquette lessons to a class of mutant human/Ont children. Their Vampire Dad has his own worries - it seems that no one is willing to hire a man with wings and sharp teeth.
"Attack of the Giant Octopus", book six in Dan Greenburg's delightful "Secrets of Dripping Fang" series, is a lot of fun. Aimed at ages 7 - 12, everything in the book is over the top and very funny. One of the funniest bits in the book is how everyone keeps mangling the Shluffmuffin's last name. Other funny bits include Wally and Cheyenne attending a school filled with rather unusual children; Vampire Dad's job interviews; Edgar Spydelle's pouting over the fact that the children want to live with their vampire father instead of him; and Cheyenne's teaching the human/Ont children. Even Wally's encounter with the octopus is very funny (a little scary, but mostly funny). There are some interesting facts about the octopus woven into the story, so children will learn while reading. Pay close attention to the chapter titles and illustrations as they also add to the humor.
"Attack of the Giant Octopus" is fun for young and old alike.
"Attack of the Giant Octopus", book six in Dan Greenburg's delightful "Secrets of Dripping Fang" series, is a lot of fun. Aimed at ages 7 - 12, everything in the book is over the top and very funny. One of the funniest bits in the book is how everyone keeps mangling the Shluffmuffin's last name. Other funny bits include Wally and Cheyenne attending a school filled with rather unusual children; Vampire Dad's job interviews; Edgar Spydelle's pouting over the fact that the children want to live with their vampire father instead of him; and Cheyenne's teaching the human/Ont children. Even Wally's encounter with the octopus is very funny (a little scary, but mostly funny). There are some interesting facts about the octopus woven into the story, so children will learn while reading. Pay close attention to the chapter titles and illustrations as they also add to the humor.
"Attack of the Giant Octopus" is fun for young and old alike.
March 15, 2012
Wally is still annoying the plans of the Giant Onts to enslave mankind and destroy life on earth as we know it. Their hired assassin, the Jackal was not very successful in book 5, but he hasn't given up. He's back with a diabolical plan to end Wally's life. Meanwhile, the Onts still have Cheyenne under hypnosis.
A good book for the series. Nothing you expect to happen ever does, and yet the end result is always a fun adventure.
A good book for the series. Nothing you expect to happen ever does, and yet the end result is always a fun adventure.
March 4, 2010
ThIs BoOK is abOUt a BOy tHaT WeNt UndEr wATeR To SeE A Big oCTOpUs tHaT lIVeD uNdEr WateR ThE OCToPUs wAs ReALLy sCarEy. He HaD BIg EyEs a BiG MoUth. tHe BoY WAs rEaLlY sCarEd oF HIM. But hE LiKeD to go uNdEr wAtEr tO SeE ThIs OctOpUs tHaT lIvEd UnDeR ThAt bLuE WatEr. It wAs so FuN To ReAd tHiS BoOk. I nEvEr rEaD ThiS BOOk BEFOrE NoW.
January 22, 2011
This one had quite a bit of gross factor in it.
February 14, 2016
This is one of the most disturbing, creative yet hilarious series I've ever read. People of all ages would enjoy.
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October 4, 2013this book was really weird.
August 2, 2016
Review by A.H.: "I liked the action and the plot."
February 6, 2016
Shluffmuffins next adventure - very entertaining.
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