AustLit

'In a world of swords and sorcery, Talgard is a barbarian whose brain is a greater weapon than his brawn, with wit as sharp as his blade.

'A collection of short comic stories from the world of Talgard, each illustrated by an emerging or established Australian comics storyteller.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In March 2006, dastardly villains and evil masterminds around the world got a rude shock. They met their match in the form of a 12 year-old boy. Zac Power rose through the ranks of the GIB, regularly saving the world and doing his homework. He was a boy spy with his priorities straight. Zac Power got boys reading. He was the first to tap into the high-octane action, low word count, reluctant reading genre for boys in a cool and meaningful way. He built boys' reading confidence and fostered a love of words. Zac Power was just a silhouette, but he represented so much more. He resonated with boys: they imagined that they were Zac, or they could one day join Zac Power on a mission! They yearned for every detail about his world, they speculated about what he might look like, and they begged for more information about the elusive H.I. Larry. In April 2013, it's time to meet the boy behind the silhouette as we re-launch Zac Power for a new generation of readers. Zac is sent to the Great Icy Pole to discover who is attacking the world's petrol tankers. It's a freezing, scary place. The area is so remote, if Zac misses his helicopter ride back, he'll be stuck there all winter! ' (Publisher's blurb)

'Keely always looks after her twin brother Aaron. But in the dark forest, it's Aaron who knows just what to do... A touching and beautifully crafted story about a lost child, with a surprise ending. Ages 6+' (Libraries Australia)

'In March 2006, dastardly villains and evil masterminds around the world got a rude shock. They met their match in the form of a 12-year-old boy. Zac Power rose through the ranks of the GIB, regularly saving the world and doing his homework. He was a boy spy with his priorities straight. Zac Power got boys reading. He was the first to tap into the high-octane action, low word count, reluctant reading genre for boys in a cool and meaningful way. He built boys' reading confidence and fostered a love of words. Zac Power was just a silhouette, but he represented so much more. He resonated with boys: they imagined that they were Zac, or they could one day join Zac Power on a mission! They yearned for every detail about his world, they speculated about what he might look like, and they begged for more information about the elusive H.I. Larry. In April 2013, it's time to meet the boy behind the silhouette as we re-launch Zac Power for a new generation of readers. Dr Drastic is claiming he's cloned a dinosaur. Can Zac escape the flesh-eating plants in Drastic's BioDome to find out the truth? ' (Publisher's blurb)

'Has Zac's favourite band turned evil?

Zac will have to use all his awesome rock star skills to work out what's going on...' (Publisher's blurb)

'Another thrilling Zac Power adventure! Zac has to find top-secret blueprints before his enemy does! But why are the blueprints hidden in the middle of the Murky Swamp?' (Publisher's blurb)

'Zac Power is the blockbuster chapter book series for boys. Zac is rocketed into outer space to stop the sabotage of a charity rock concert. This is Zac’s toughest mission yet – can he handle the pressure?' (Publisher's blurb)