Amir Fadlan

Amir Fadlan is a regular human who has the propensity for seeing magic, but he does not have the ability to use magic himself. His fiancée, Samirah, is a Valkyrie for Odin’s army. In this book, Amir is preparing for a wedding anniversary party. However, Amir’s fashion choices are questionable, so his fiancée tells him to buy some new clothes. Unfortunately, Amir’s life becomes threatened by an impostor at the shop who wants to keep Amir as an eternal font of wealth.

Amir’s character appears to struggle with deferring to authority, and he also wants to distance himself from his lineage. When Amir sees Thor, he sees through him and notices “the real Thor” (19). In Amir’s mind, the real Thor is an unappealing, sweaty person. Gods typically connote authority, so the fact that Amir sees through his authoritative position suggests...