How Old Was Percy Jackson In The First Book?

Percy Jackson was 12 years old in the first novel of the series, The Lightning Thief, whee he embarks on a quest to find out who he truly is-while training at Camp Half-Blood.

Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.

He is also one of seven main protagonists of the sequel series The Heroes of Olympus, appearing in every book except The Lost Hero, and appears in the Trials of Apollo series, making him one of the few characters to appear in all three series of the Camp Half-Blood chronicles.

He has also been a narrator and protagonist in Riordan’s Greco-Roman/Egyptian crossover stories, part of the Demigods and Magicians collection.

The character serves as the narrator in Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods and Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes, also by Rick Riordan.

Percy Jackson is played by Logan Lerman in the film adaptations of the novels and by Chris McCarrell in the musical. Walker Scobell is set to portray him in the upcoming TV adaptation for Disney+.