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The Lightning Fart: A Parody of The Lightning Thief
Meet Percy Stinkson. He's just a normal kid, trying to have fun and make it through school doing as little homework as possible.
...until he finds out he's the son of a Greek god! And Percy's father isn't just any Greek god. He's Pooseidon, God of Farts!
Percy's life is totally transformed as he travels to Camp Half-Wit, where he's trained to use his special farting powers. He's going to need these powers, because he soon learns it's up to him to save the universe by going on a quest to find Zeus's stolen iPhone!
It'll be a dangerous quest, but Percy will have company: Grover, a weird kid who thinks he's a half-goat, and Annabeth, a super-hot girl who unfortunately doesn't want to date Percy. Yet.
There'll be loads of action and tons of smelly farts as Percy's quest proceeds to its exciting conclusion: a showdown in the Underworld with Hades himself!
The odds might be against Percy, but don't give up hope, because he'll have the ultimate weapon at his disposal: The Lightning Fart!
Can a fart really save the universe?
Find out...in this hilarious parody of the Percy Jackson books, THE LIGHTNING FART!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Steve Lookner is one of Amazon's top parody authors. He was an editor of The Harvard Lampoon, and has written for TV shows such as Saturday Night Live and MADtv. Be sure to check out his other parodies on Amazon, including The Maze Bummer: A Parody of the Maze Runner!
...until he finds out he's the son of a Greek god! And Percy's father isn't just any Greek god. He's Pooseidon, God of Farts!
Percy's life is totally transformed as he travels to Camp Half-Wit, where he's trained to use his special farting powers. He's going to need these powers, because he soon learns it's up to him to save the universe by going on a quest to find Zeus's stolen iPhone!
It'll be a dangerous quest, but Percy will have company: Grover, a weird kid who thinks he's a half-goat, and Annabeth, a super-hot girl who unfortunately doesn't want to date Percy. Yet.
There'll be loads of action and tons of smelly farts as Percy's quest proceeds to its exciting conclusion: a showdown in the Underworld with Hades himself!
The odds might be against Percy, but don't give up hope, because he'll have the ultimate weapon at his disposal: The Lightning Fart!
Can a fart really save the universe?
Find out...in this hilarious parody of the Percy Jackson books, THE LIGHTNING FART!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Steve Lookner is one of Amazon's top parody authors. He was an editor of The Harvard Lampoon, and has written for TV shows such as Saturday Night Live and MADtv. Be sure to check out his other parodies on Amazon, including The Maze Bummer: A Parody of the Maze Runner!
- GenresFantasy
99 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 19, 2015
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October 21, 2020
Why? Just why? How dare they make fun of a beautiful work of art. GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *screams in nicosaysno*
December 29, 2020
I went into this book with quite low expectations. It had a number of bad reviews and the last parody I'd read was a severe letdown. It mocked The Lightning Thief wonderfully while being original at the same time.
✴️CHARACTERS-
⚡Percy Stinkinson (Jackson)
👉🏽Son of Pooseidon, Bringer of Stink, Forger of Flatulence, Cutter of Cheese
👉🏽Power: Farting
⚡Annabeth
👉🏽Daughter of Aphrodite
👉🏽Smart
⚡Grover
👉🏽Same as The Lightning Thief
✴️PLOT-
It was similar to The Lightning Thief but a few nuances set it apart. Like:
⚡Zeus's iPhone is stolen.
⚡Entrance to underworld is the most exclusive club in LA.
⚡"But why are Zeus's and Poseidon's cabins empty?"
"Over the years the Big Three started having more and more kids because each wanted to have more kids than the other," said Grover. "It was like an arms race you know, the more kids you have, the more powerful supporters you have. But when modern judicial systems and child support got invented, the cost of having so many kids went through the roof. The whole thing threatened to bankrupt the gods altogether. So 50 years ago, the Big Three reached an agreement to stop having kids."
⚡Etc.
✴️There a few unexpected instances that raised questions about human behaviour.
⚡"Because you're scared of responsibility," she said. "All your life you've slacked off and made excuses, ra ther than actually trying and challenging yourself. It's easier to not try, because if you don't try, you can't fail, and more than anything else you're afraid of being a failure."⚡
⚡"We entered through the gate. It was pretty cool to see a gleaming city built on top of a cloud, although I thought it was a bit annoying how they disposed of their garbage by just walking to the end of the cloud and dumping the wastebasket over the side."⚡
⚡"You see. I was closed-minded. I assumed that farts were something to be ashamed of. But your actions have shown me that farts are something to be proud of, and are worth even more than their weight in gold."⚡
Yeah. Ok this one was just funny.
✴️The book was hilarious and fun but there was this one incident that I found offensive, for which I deducted two ⭐'s
"Annabeth," I said, "you're pretty smart and considerate and not insane for a really hot girl."
"Only because I'm part-god," she said. "It would never happen with a human."
There is no law that says hot girls can't be smart. It's just a very stereotypical mindset.😔😒🙄😔
✴️CHARACTERS-
⚡Percy Stinkinson (Jackson)
👉🏽Son of Pooseidon, Bringer of Stink, Forger of Flatulence, Cutter of Cheese
👉🏽Power: Farting
⚡Annabeth
👉🏽Daughter of Aphrodite
👉🏽Smart
⚡Grover
👉🏽Same as The Lightning Thief
✴️PLOT-
It was similar to The Lightning Thief but a few nuances set it apart. Like:
⚡Zeus's iPhone is stolen.
⚡Entrance to underworld is the most exclusive club in LA.
⚡"But why are Zeus's and Poseidon's cabins empty?"
"Over the years the Big Three started having more and more kids because each wanted to have more kids than the other," said Grover. "It was like an arms race you know, the more kids you have, the more powerful supporters you have. But when modern judicial systems and child support got invented, the cost of having so many kids went through the roof. The whole thing threatened to bankrupt the gods altogether. So 50 years ago, the Big Three reached an agreement to stop having kids."
⚡Etc.
✴️There a few unexpected instances that raised questions about human behaviour.
⚡"Because you're scared of responsibility," she said. "All your life you've slacked off and made excuses, ra ther than actually trying and challenging yourself. It's easier to not try, because if you don't try, you can't fail, and more than anything else you're afraid of being a failure."⚡
⚡"We entered through the gate. It was pretty cool to see a gleaming city built on top of a cloud, although I thought it was a bit annoying how they disposed of their garbage by just walking to the end of the cloud and dumping the wastebasket over the side."⚡
⚡"You see. I was closed-minded. I assumed that farts were something to be ashamed of. But your actions have shown me that farts are something to be proud of, and are worth even more than their weight in gold."⚡
Yeah. Ok this one was just funny.
✴️The book was hilarious and fun but there was this one incident that I found offensive, for which I deducted two ⭐'s
"Annabeth," I said, "you're pretty smart and considerate and not insane for a really hot girl."
"Only because I'm part-god," she said. "It would never happen with a human."
There is no law that says hot girls can't be smart. It's just a very stereotypical mindset.😔😒🙄😔
June 15, 2015
This was a really bad fanfiction. Now, I was really excited to read this, and even though the writing is better than typical fanfiction, the story was eh. I read a lot of Percy Jackson fanfiction, and quite a few of them are just amazing, so in comparison, this sucked. Even though it was just over 100 pages, i almost didn't want to finish it.
January 14, 2016
I won this book from Goodreads giveaways.
It started off quite amusing. I laughed so hard, I farted. But the fart jokes quickly became repetitious. I guess even as an immature 38 year old man, farts are still funny, but too much can get annoying.
I would recommend this to a boy aged 10+.
It started off quite amusing. I laughed so hard, I farted. But the fart jokes quickly became repetitious. I guess even as an immature 38 year old man, farts are still funny, but too much can get annoying.
I would recommend this to a boy aged 10+.
January 12, 2016
I want this power. No more lines. Just fart and clear the area out. Yep this farting power would come in handy. Funny parody.
September 23, 2024
Well, this was something. Percy would’ve laughed his ass off with this 🏃🏻💨
Want to read
April 18, 2021uh...
March 7, 2024
Funny and immature..loved it
August 31, 2017
its was terrible.
August 31, 2020
Perfect.
September 6, 2024
That was a nice six am book. I think this book will work best for you if you read it at six thirty at night after you didn't sleep the entire day and you're in incredibly sleep deprived
May 24, 2015
I received a free copy of The Lightening Fart from the author in exchange for an honest review. It should be known that I have been a fan of the original series this parody is based on, for a number of years. Being a fan made this book so much better. It's also absolutely hilarious, my favorite Steve Lookner book so far.
There is one universal truth in humor, farts will always be funny. They are also all powerful and deadly. Being the son of Poosiedon has given Percy Stinkson the worst of farts. He thinks this is just a slightly abnormal thing at first until his math teacher attacks him. Then the funny things in his life start to add up. The smiling faces in toilets, his friend having horns, and his unusually awful farts. Now that he knows he's a half-wit, he can go to Camp Half-Wit. Now that he's there he's ready to leave on a quest for Zeus's iPhone, with hottie Annabeth and Grover.
As the title has given away this book is mostly about farts, that's most of the humor going on here. It also parodies the original book series pretty well. So this book should be considered juvenile humor. I like juvenile humor, but for those who don’t this book will not be for you. I however constantly found myself putting the book down because I was laughing too hard.
There is one universal truth in humor, farts will always be funny. They are also all powerful and deadly. Being the son of Poosiedon has given Percy Stinkson the worst of farts. He thinks this is just a slightly abnormal thing at first until his math teacher attacks him. Then the funny things in his life start to add up. The smiling faces in toilets, his friend having horns, and his unusually awful farts. Now that he knows he's a half-wit, he can go to Camp Half-Wit. Now that he's there he's ready to leave on a quest for Zeus's iPhone, with hottie Annabeth and Grover.
As the title has given away this book is mostly about farts, that's most of the humor going on here. It also parodies the original book series pretty well. So this book should be considered juvenile humor. I like juvenile humor, but for those who don’t this book will not be for you. I however constantly found myself putting the book down because I was laughing too hard.
January 9, 2025
best christmas gift ever
February 23, 2020
I thought this book was pretty funny! It has a lot of potty jokes in it though so if you don't want your kids reading about the bathroom don't let them read this book. But it's a totally different take on the Percy Jackson series!I would definitely recommend this book to kids that are at least 8+.
April 27, 2025
a lighthearted parody that's great for PJ lovers
October 28, 2025
omg... ITS A FREAKING MASTERPEICE HOLY POOPOO
September 5, 2022
Good parodies are clever. This wasn't. In between the multiple fart and poo and stink jokes per page — which stopped being funny after about three pages — the author makes fun of things (such as dodgeball) in a way that suggests that he felt excluded from them as a child and has resorted to mocking their entire existence to justify it. Combine that with the way the sections with Annabeth are written giving the impression that the author is infatuated with her, this entire book was uncomfortable to read at best and I will happily never read it again.
If I would ever burn a book, this one would be first on my list.
If I would ever burn a book, this one would be first on my list.
July 11, 2024
Easily the silliest book I’ve ever read. Multiple times I laughed out loud from the pages. I found this book by reminiscing on “The Lighting Thief”, which is free on kindle unlimited btw. Come to find out this hilarious parody is also free on kindle unlimited. Easy and fun short read.
January 1, 2025
I love Percy Jackson, and I thought it would be fun to read a parody. I enjoyed it for the first few chapters, then it just kept relying on the same jokes over and over. It became tiresome and uninteresting. Hey, it was my first read of the new year, though! That counts for something!
November 27, 2015
I couldn't believe What I read. My cousin read it with me and she was just about as bewildered as I was. If you're looking for a good book i wouldn't recommend this one.
January 31, 2025
Guys don’t play this was straight fire😛
July 8, 2021
I read this for ENG356.
Would I want this book taught in public school? No, because I didn't find it funny, just crude.
Would I teach this in public school? No, for the same reason.
Warnings for those among us who consider potty humor crude:
Sex: Some kissing
Drugs: Lotus petals
Rocknroll: Potty humor, in excess
Violence: Domestic violence
Language: PG -13
Would I want this book taught in public school? No, because I didn't find it funny, just crude.
Would I teach this in public school? No, for the same reason.
Warnings for those among us who consider potty humor crude:
Sex: Some kissing
Drugs: Lotus petals
Rocknroll: Potty humor, in excess
Violence: Domestic violence
Language: PG -13
April 23, 2018
Funny and awesome book!!
Love this book!! It's a really funny book to read ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!!! Fans of Rick Riordan ( like me ) will love this funny book based on "The Lightning Thief".
Love this book!! It's a really funny book to read ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!!! Fans of Rick Riordan ( like me ) will love this funny book based on "The Lightning Thief".
July 8, 2021
I was pleasantly surprised - I was expecting a lazy parody... not in a bad way, just managing my expectations: but it was actually well-written and referenced the source material in a fun, entertaining way! Well done!
March 7, 2018
It is stupidly hilarious
Its funny
And its stupid I need more words so here a I an you and me my months monkey
Its funny
And its stupid I need more words so here a I an you and me my months monkey
December 22, 2018
So funny, pretty appropriate for except for a little bit a the end but loads of potty humor.. 🤣😉😂🤣
February 13, 2023
was quite fun to listen to to end off my birthday
March 21, 2023
funny!
Hilarious! Kept me laughing through out the book! ! ! I would love to see sequel to this book. :)
Hilarious! Kept me laughing through out the book! ! ! I would love to see sequel to this book. :)
Want to read
June 5, 2023Why I want to read this idk but does this sound amazing yes yes it does
July 30, 2023
I thought that it was a fun novel for tweens and teens. You get immersed into a world of mythology and legends, making it a story you get drawn back to.
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