Zac Power


Zac Power is an Australian children's book series by a team of writers under the corporate pseudonym H. I. Larry. 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, and Zac's adventures frequently see him saving the world. The series was published by Hardie Grant Egmont.

Test Drive and Spy Camp/Spy Recruit

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.
Test Drive consists of 16 books, written by Louise Park and Spy Camp of eight.

Mega, Extreme, and Ultimate

The Mega Mission and Extreme Mission 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.
Zac Power Ultimate Mission is a single-volume chapter book.

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: Hilary Badger; Meredith Badger; Chris Morphew; Chris Miles; Mat Larkin;

Original series

  1. Poison Island
  2. Deep Waters
  3. Mind Games
  4. Frozen Fear
  5. Tomb of Doom
  6. Night Raid
  7. Lunar Strike
  8. Sudden Drop
  9. Blockbuster
  10. Shockwave
  11. High Risk
  12. Undercover
  13. Sky High
  14. Volcanic Panic
  15. Boot Camp
  16. Swamp Race
  17. Thrill Ride
  18. Horror House
  19. Close Shave
  20. Shipwreck
  21. Overdrive
  22. River Rampage
  23. Foul Play
  24. Fossil Fury
  25. Shock Music

Special titles

  1. Ultimate Mission

Test drive

  1. Zac’s Moon Trip
  2. Zac’s Wild Rescue
  3. Zac’s Icy Pole
  4. Zac’s Sticky Fix
  5. Zac’s Freaky Frogs
  6. Zac’s Ski Mission
  7. Zac’s Bank Bust
  8. Zac’s Shark Attack
  9. Zac’s Power On
  10. Zac’s Water World
  11. Zac’s Rocket Launch
  12. Zac’s Skate Break
  13. Zac’s Double Dare
  14. Zac’s Quicksand
  15. Zac’s High Dive
  16. ''Zac’s Space Race''

Spy Camp/Spy Recruit

  1. Zac Blasts Off
  2. Zac Strikes Out
  3. Zac Cracks Down
  4. Zac Climbs High
  5. Zac Runs Wild
  6. Zac Wipes Out
  7. Zac Jets On
  8. ''Zac Heats Up''

Mega Mission

  1. Base Camp
  2. Code Red
  3. Moon Rider
  4. High Stakes
All four books published 2008; Zac Power Mega Missions collection published 2009.

Extreme Mission

  1. Sand Storm
  2. Dark Tower
  3. Ice Patrol
  4. Water Blast
All four books published 2009; Zac Power Extreme Missions collection published 2010.

Special Files

  1. The Fear Files
  2. The Rock Star Files
  3. The Underwater Files
  4. The Sky Files
  5. The Undercover Files
  6. The City Files
  7. The Volcano Files
  8. ''The Desert Files''

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. At some point during production, Armstrong was replaced by Erica Harrison and Lawrence Leung.
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, while Kylie Cantrall, Matt Lucas, and David Wenham were some of the cast members listed. 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.