Meh. Tbh the creep factor of Tsukiyomi ruined any enjoyment I could have gotten out of this. It seems less of a hero Percy roaming the world and exploring various myths and more of a pantheon family drama hurr durr fic. It annoys me, because Mac is a decent author.

 

The story is great, though the fact that Persy is actively bi massively detracts from my enjoyment.

However, the author must have known that his choice would have this reception from many. Since apparently he's cool with it, then ... *shrug*.

Edit: Whatever.

 

She*

/filler

 

I hadn't noticed this one until now, but it's great to find some good Percy Jackson fanfiction, since they're rarer than gold dust. I actually think she could've put much less effort in and still stood out from the crowd, even though it's facinating reading about all the old religions and myths; she really did the research.

I don't mind that Percy's bi, since old religions (particularly the Greeks) always we're a bit free with their sexuality anyway. It makes sense.

 

Well, so far it's both. We still have the Chinese bureaucracy and Indian pantheon to explore. There seems to have been 2~ years of adventuring before Percy settled down in his relationship. I'm sure we'll see more of that and I think the drama of the present day (potential ww3) can be a cool storyline.

 

Stunningly, amazingly, surprisingly this updated. Like, holy fuck. So goddamn happy. And it''s just as great as it had been, Really hoping for more now that Mac is back.

 

Holy shit! Came here as soon as I saw.

 

I just read this fic for the first time and It's pretty damn amazing. That being said, I'm pretty sure I know what Percy is going to end up, and I can't freaking wait.

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It looks like Percy was born as a mortal god, not as a demi-god. It looks like he will become the God of Wandering/Travel. More-so, as he's ships name is the freaking Firefly, I fully expect him to go into space. I bet he will end up as the god people pray to when traveling the stars

 

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He was born a demigod, he's just become the god of sailing and/or traveling during his journey.

That's what the final line of the new update meant. Go search for hercules' talking about Dionysus in chapter three for the parallel.

I don't disagree with your last bit there though.

 

Yeah no, Herc explicitly says that

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that Dionysus wasn't a demigod granted immortality, he's a god who happened to be born mortal. Which, I'll be honest- I'm not sure what the significance of that distinction is other than the fact that I suspect Percy won't be a minor diety.

I'm excited this finally updated though. Hoepfully we don't have to wait another four years for chapter five.

 

Read the whole thing again and the quality is still as good as ever.

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Think this whole becoming a god of travelling space/wanderlust was hinted at when he went to the space museum on the Isle of Mann.

 

The best PJO fic has updated again.

 

Looks like you're correct. Rereading the story again revealed a lot of hints in the earlier chapters which are much more obvious in hindsight. I'm just wondering whether the author will actually focus on Percy's story after his ascension to godhood or if the story will just focus on the journey to get there and end at his ascension.

 

I’m actually very curious to see how she (the author) is going to handle the whole

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god of space exploration schtick, which coming from such a talented author is really going to be interesting

 

Just read this for the first time and it's solid. Had no idea there would be slash ahead of time, but it's really low key and there's nothing even approaching explicit. Don't let it dissuade you from reading it.

Characters are well done, the other pantheons are interesting and complex, and the whole thing is an enjoyable ride from start to finish. Like Percy, I hope the journey never ends.

4/5

 

I'm kinda sad that other than one mention early on, that I can recall, nothing was ever done with Calypso. Maybe she'll come up later on, but who knows.

 

Poor calypso, fated to suffer in both canon and fanfiction

 

Honestly the slash was also there for a reason which I thought was why it didn't seem to interfere. Romance should either be the conflict or set up conflict and I think Mac Calleach did that well. His liasons set up one of the more important conflicts in the story. It wasn't peripheral or gratuitous at all.

 

I think it's good. Not awe-inspiring, it doesn't invoke any notable emotions in me. 4/5, 5/5 if not for the slash, but that's just a matter of personal preference.

As a whole I think it stands out fairly well for avoiding PJO fanfiction cliches:

-Cheating partners (I genuinely hate people who write this)
-Chaos (by fuck do I hate this PJO trope)
-being betrayed for some reason (I hate this the most, tops)

Most of all it keeps to the spirit of the characters, no one is particularly OOC. Not enough to save the fandom from ruin, there's just too much trash in the PJO category, but still good.

I'm also glad there doesn't seem to be any particular pairing. If so it isn't a dramatized thing and it isn't cringingly written. I liked the world-building and the thought that went into the battles.

Besides the slash the only problem I have with it is the slow update speed, but that's pure entitlement so I'll write that one off. Overall a stand-up story. Not super incredible, but good.

 

I think what I like most about this is that the author is capable of going into a category of writing that has so much potential, but has never been done with any sort of skill before. I love the way she treats the characters that are gods like actual gods, and not weak, 2 dimensional teenagers is, sadly enough, pretty rare and also is a bonus.