Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Fic Rec
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan is a five-book kids series that chronicles the adventures and mishaps of one Percy Jackson. Trouble-prone Percy learns that the Greek gods of old actually exist and are running around 21st century Manhattan. The first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, has been adapted into a movie and will be released February 12.
In the books, Percy attends to Camp Half-Blood, a training camp and safe haven for the children of the gods, where he spends the summer battles monsters straight out of the myths, makes friends (and enemies), goes on quests to save everything he cares about, and eventually becomes caught up in a war that’s as old as the gods themselves. The books are aimed at a young audience, so the language is fairly simple and they’re very quick reads, but they’re also smart, moving, action packed, and downright hilarious.
What's all this have to do with halfamoon?
For a series that has been labeled as your typical “boy book,” Percy Jackson has an overwhelming amount of well-rounded, kick-ass female characters. The girls do everything the boys do - lead quests, get in fights, make heroic sacrifices, have crowning moments of awesome - and so much more. Most of them give Percy a run for his money in terms of sheer heroics and skills (Annabeth has a scene in The Last Olympian that is almost ridiculous for the massive amount of badassery it contains, and that's even before the climax where she takes on the main villain. With a broken arm). The women of Percy Jackson are interesting, varied, and real; they have fascinating backstories, motivations, and character arcs. Whether they’re demigods, Greek goddesses or mere mortals, these ladies are the last people you want to mess with.
The Percy Jackson fandom is relatively small and young, so it’s hard to find good fic in general, let alone good fic about these awesome women. Most of these are het pairings, but I tried to find ones where the relationship is usually not the main focus of the fic. Some were written pre-release of The Last Olympian, and there are spoilers for all books.
Silena Beauregard, Daughter of Aphrodite
Dirty by juxtaposie
Silena doesn't mind getting Charlie's hands dirty.
At The End of The Trip by tatoonie
Waiting in the Underworld mostly reminds Silena of waiting at an airport.
Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena
Of Sound Mind by artemisrae
Plato hypothesized that the soul was comprised of three parts. Annabeth does not understand her own soul. Three conversations Annabeth has during Percy's missing two weeks of Battle of the Labyrinth.
Omnia Vincit Amor by dnrl
Love was not something that she equated with happiness. A short story concerning the growth of love in a heart of logic, and what happened to get it there.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare, the mortal with a destiny
Graveyards Are So Not Romantic by ad_exia
"You do realize this was pretty much the stupidest adventure I've ever been on, right?" she asked, looking around the wreckage they (well, mostly Nico) had wrought.
Ghost Town by ad_exia
Maybe it was because tonight was supposed to be the night when the boundaries between living and dead broke down. Tonight, that tenuous membrane that kept Nico's world from mixing with her own was supposed to thin and disappear, and maybe that somehow made tonight the perfect night for Rachel to ask, just this once, if he could help her understand.
Thalia Grace, Daughter of Zeus
Actus Reus by artemisrae
Thalia and Luke spar. Thalia no longer has the upper hand.
Yesterday’s Feelings by dnrl
She is one day from sixteen for all the days of her life. Thalia's story.
The Life and Times of Thalia, The Immortal by Icy Roses
Having spent nearly four years as a tree, Thalia thought she'd be used to watching the world pass her by. She isn't.
Sightless by Neko Kuroban and sistergrimm
When the tempest of tragedy tears through your life, it is simple to accept that there are things that cannot be. Thalia Grace just keeps chasing the storm. AU. Thalia/Luke. Percy/Annabeth. Replaces TLO.
Clarisse La Rue, Daughter of Ares
Passion by MyPenIsSharperThanMySword
She's always known she was special - she's been wishing she was special for so long she's wished it into reality. Snippets from the life of a bully, a friend, and a heroine.
Sally Jackson, mother to the hero
Baby Mine by Icy Roses
Perhaps Sally doesn't exactly realize the implications of raising a son of Poseidon in the beginning. Things don't get easier later. The story of a mother's love.
The Art of Compensation by antistar_e
Where was the parenting guide for people like her?
Various Characters
Bittersweet Symphony by dnrl
Series of oneshots, romantic, angsting, and otherwise. Includes most of the listed characters as well as Maria di Angelo, Athena, and others.
Zoe Nightshade, Hunter
By Moonlight by tatoonie
Artemis finds the girl outside the garden.
Enjoy!
In the books, Percy attends to Camp Half-Blood, a training camp and safe haven for the children of the gods, where he spends the summer battles monsters straight out of the myths, makes friends (and enemies), goes on quests to save everything he cares about, and eventually becomes caught up in a war that’s as old as the gods themselves. The books are aimed at a young audience, so the language is fairly simple and they’re very quick reads, but they’re also smart, moving, action packed, and downright hilarious.
What's all this have to do with halfamoon?
For a series that has been labeled as your typical “boy book,” Percy Jackson has an overwhelming amount of well-rounded, kick-ass female characters. The girls do everything the boys do - lead quests, get in fights, make heroic sacrifices, have crowning moments of awesome - and so much more. Most of them give Percy a run for his money in terms of sheer heroics and skills (Annabeth has a scene in The Last Olympian that is almost ridiculous for the massive amount of badassery it contains, and that's even before the climax where she takes on the main villain. With a broken arm). The women of Percy Jackson are interesting, varied, and real; they have fascinating backstories, motivations, and character arcs. Whether they’re demigods, Greek goddesses or mere mortals, these ladies are the last people you want to mess with.
The Percy Jackson fandom is relatively small and young, so it’s hard to find good fic in general, let alone good fic about these awesome women. Most of these are het pairings, but I tried to find ones where the relationship is usually not the main focus of the fic. Some were written pre-release of The Last Olympian, and there are spoilers for all books.
Silena Beauregard, Daughter of Aphrodite
Dirty by juxtaposie
Silena doesn't mind getting Charlie's hands dirty.
At The End of The Trip by tatoonie
Waiting in the Underworld mostly reminds Silena of waiting at an airport.
Annabeth Chase, Daughter of Athena
Of Sound Mind by artemisrae
Plato hypothesized that the soul was comprised of three parts. Annabeth does not understand her own soul. Three conversations Annabeth has during Percy's missing two weeks of Battle of the Labyrinth.
Omnia Vincit Amor by dnrl
Love was not something that she equated with happiness. A short story concerning the growth of love in a heart of logic, and what happened to get it there.
Rachel Elizabeth Dare, the mortal with a destiny
Graveyards Are So Not Romantic by ad_exia
"You do realize this was pretty much the stupidest adventure I've ever been on, right?" she asked, looking around the wreckage they (well, mostly Nico) had wrought.
Ghost Town by ad_exia
Maybe it was because tonight was supposed to be the night when the boundaries between living and dead broke down. Tonight, that tenuous membrane that kept Nico's world from mixing with her own was supposed to thin and disappear, and maybe that somehow made tonight the perfect night for Rachel to ask, just this once, if he could help her understand.
Thalia Grace, Daughter of Zeus
Actus Reus by artemisrae
Thalia and Luke spar. Thalia no longer has the upper hand.
Yesterday’s Feelings by dnrl
She is one day from sixteen for all the days of her life. Thalia's story.
The Life and Times of Thalia, The Immortal by Icy Roses
Having spent nearly four years as a tree, Thalia thought she'd be used to watching the world pass her by. She isn't.
Sightless by Neko Kuroban and sistergrimm
When the tempest of tragedy tears through your life, it is simple to accept that there are things that cannot be. Thalia Grace just keeps chasing the storm. AU. Thalia/Luke. Percy/Annabeth. Replaces TLO.
Clarisse La Rue, Daughter of Ares
Passion by MyPenIsSharperThanMySword
She's always known she was special - she's been wishing she was special for so long she's wished it into reality. Snippets from the life of a bully, a friend, and a heroine.
Sally Jackson, mother to the hero
Baby Mine by Icy Roses
Perhaps Sally doesn't exactly realize the implications of raising a son of Poseidon in the beginning. Things don't get easier later. The story of a mother's love.
The Art of Compensation by antistar_e
Where was the parenting guide for people like her?
Various Characters
Bittersweet Symphony by dnrl
Series of oneshots, romantic, angsting, and otherwise. Includes most of the listed characters as well as Maria di Angelo, Athena, and others.
Zoe Nightshade, Hunter
By Moonlight by tatoonie
Artemis finds the girl outside the garden.
Enjoy!