Sudden Drop

Zac Power: Classic #8

by H.I. Larry

Zac is headed to the dangerous Australian outback to rescue the water supply from BIG  When BIG, the evil nemesis of the Government Investigation Bureau, hijacks a secret water supply, Zac Power faces yet another dangerous mission. But to rescue the water, Zac has to find it—in the middle of the harsh Australian outback and protected by some of BIG's deadliest defense systems yet.

Genres: Childrens, Adventure

90 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

About the author

After three years, it is finally time to lift the lid on the secret identity of the Zac Power series’ best-selling author, H.I. Larry.

Zac Power’s world of adventure and espionage has been immensely successful, with around fifty exciting stories published and over a million copies sold in Australia alone. The ‘H.I. Larry’ pseudonym was used to keep the series consistent (and boringly, ensure that all Zac Power books are catalogued and shelved together!), and readers have long been intrigued by Larry’s secret identity.

The voracious reader demand for more Zac stories required a large writing team comprised of several brilliant Australian authors – many of whom have gone on to create their own fiction. Because of the success of the Zac Power series, and these authors’ rising profiles, Chris Morphew, Hilary Badger and Meredith Badger are now available to speak about their work on the Zac Power series.

Source: http://chrismorphew.com/2009/09/03/li...

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

These books need a good edit. Quite a few errors and plot holes.

[Padawan Orion]

I read this to myself in one day.
Eight years old

[Jennifer Rayment · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jake's Review: This book is really cool because Zac gets to play with all these wicked gadgets. There is also tons of action and the book isn't really long so I can read it in one night. My favorite character is Zac because I already told you he gets to play with wicked gadgets and my least favorite character is B.I.G, but I won't tell you why because that would ruin the book for you. My friends would definitely like to read this because it is really short and well they aren't the biggest fans of books, so short books are good for them. Plus I think they would like the gadgets and the action. Mom says its like James Bond without the gratuitous violence and scantily clad girls. I cannot wait to read the next Zac Power book. I would recommend that my school get the whole series.
Jake's Rating: 9/10

Mom's Review: Zac Power books are always delightful fun. Its sort of like James Bond for the younger set. This installment will not disappoint. Lots of action and great gadgets. I noticed this time there were a lot less reliance on gadgets (which was also my complaint with the 80/90's Bond Flicks - Hubby disagrees with me on this though) which I am very impressed with. Zac actually had to use his mind and his body to get out of some scraps. Love the bit with the IPOD - trust me will be hiding the ipod from Jake. This is a wonderful series for the reluctant reader as the action is extremely fast paced and fun. I highly recommend this series for all middle school libraries and they would be a great addition to a class library. My only complaint with this installment was there wasn't enough interaction with the rest of his family.
Mom's Rating: 9/10

We received this from Scholastic in exchange for an honest review

[Nakia · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a fast read.