Zac Power is an Australian children'sbook series by a team of writers under the corporate pseudonym H. I. Larry.[1][2] The series is based upon the adventures of Zac Power, a twelve-year-old boy, and his fifteen-year-old brother, Leon. Zac is a secret agent for the fictitious intelligence agency GIB (Government Investigation Bureau), and Zac's adventures frequently see him saving the world. The series was published by Hardie Grant Egmont.[3]
The Test Drive and Spy Camp/Spy Recruit series are designed for younger readers, with larger print and lower word counts. Both series are listed on the NSW Premier's Reading Challenge years 7–8 list, whereas the other Zac Power series are on the years 9–13 list.[4]
Test Drive consists of 16 books, written by Louise Park (published 2009–2010) and Spy Camp of eight (published 2010).
Mega, Extreme, and Ultimate
The Mega Mission (2008) and Extreme Mission (2009) series each have a continuing story that spans four books. They have both also been published as single-volume “four books in one” editions. Authorship for all eight books is claimed by Chris Morphew.[5]
Zac Power Ultimate Mission is a single-volume chapter book (264 pages).
Special Files
Published in 2011, each book in the Special Files series contains two stories from the original Zac Power series.
List of titles
Author notes: [HB] Hilary Badger;[2] [MB] Meredith Badger;[2] [CM] Chris Morphew;[2][5] [CMi] Chris Miles; [ML] Mat Larkin;
Original series
Poison Island [HB]
Deep Waters [HB]
Mind Games [HB]
Frozen Fear [HB] [Bestseller]
Tomb of Doom [MB]
Night Raid [HB]
Lunar Strike
Sudden Drop
Blockbuster [HB] [Bestseller]
Shockwave [Bestseller]
High Risk
Undercover
Sky High [CM] [Bestseller]
Volcanic Panic [CM]
Boot Camp [HB]
Swamp Race [CM]
Thrill Ride [Bestseller]
Horror House [Bestseller]
Close Shave [CM]
Shipwreck
Overdrive
River Rampage
Foul Play
Fossil Fury [CMi] [Bestseller]
Shock Music [ML] [Bestseller]
Special titles
Ultimate Mission [CMi]
Test drive
Zac’s Moon Trip
Zac’s Wild Rescue
Zac’s Icy Pole
Zac’s Sticky Fix
Zac’s Freaky Frogs
Zac’s Ski Mission
Zac’s Bank Bust
Zac’s Shark Attack
Zac’s Power On
Zac’s Water World
Zac’s Rocket Launch
Zac’s Skate Break
Zac’s Double Dare
Zac’s Quicksand
Zac’s High Dive
Zac’s Space Race
Spy Camp/Spy Recruit
Zac Blasts Off
Zac Strikes Out
Zac Cracks Down
Zac Climbs High
Zac Runs Wild
Zac Wipes Out
Zac Jets On
Zac Heats Up
Mega Mission
Base Camp
Code Red
Moon Rider
High Stakes
All four books published 2008; Zac Power Mega Missions collection published 2009.
Extreme Mission
Sand Storm
Dark Tower
Ice Patrol
Water Blast
All four books published 2009; Zac Power Extreme Missions collection published 2010.
Special Files
The Fear Files (consists of Horror House & Thrill Ride)
The Rock Star Files (consists of Blockbuster & Shock Music)
The Underwater Files (consists of Deep Waters & Shipwreck)
The Sky Files (consists of Sky High & Lunar Strike)
The Undercover Files (consists of Boot Camp & Undercover)
The City Files (consists of Fossil Fury & Mind Games)
The Volcano Files (consists of Poison Island & Volcanic Panic)
The Desert Files (consists of Sudden Drop & Tomb of Doom)
Film adaptation
On 1 May 2019, Screen Australia announced an upcoming animation film called Zac Power - The Movie. Australian TV producer David Webster has been hired to direct the film, who also wrote Erky Perky. It is based on a script written by John Armstrong and will be produced by Barbara Stephen, Patrick Egerton and Celine Goetz, who have all worked on various Australian animated films with Cheeky Little Media and Flying Bark Productions producing the film.[6] At some point during production, Armstrong was replaced by Erica Harrison and Lawrence Leung.[7]
On 14 October 2025, a new film was reported to be in production with the film being produced by Cheeky Little Media and Flying Bark Productions with Brisbane-based animation studio Pixel Zoo Animation Studios joining the upcoming film adaptation as co-producer, and American-based Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) also joining the upcoming film as main producer like the other 2, with Leah Purcell and David Wenham named in the cast.[8] In that same month, American film studio Paramount Pictures had took distribution rights to the film in Australia and New Zealand whilst Flying Bark's parent Studio 100 acquired international distribution rights to the film outside of Australia, and Amazon MGM Studios acquired US and streaming distribution rights to the film as well.[9]
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