Samirah al-Abbas

Samirah "Sam" al-Abbas is Magnus Chase's Valkyrie and is the demigod daughter of Loki.

The Sword of Summer
Magnus sees her circling over him like a vulture when Surt knocks him aside. She then dives down to Magnus as he and Surt hit the river. When she is bringing Magnus to Valhalla, she tells him to stop squirming or he'll fall into 'The Gap'. She later comes to Magnus's room to introduce herself, when asked if his mom was hear, she says no. When Magnus says he is no hero, she slams him against the wall and tells him not to say that at dinner. When the horn sounds for dinner, she takes him to the dinning hall. While in the elevator she answers some of Magnus' questions and explains to him about the great hall. When he asked about her personal life. She tells him to stop before the other einherjar arrive. During dinner she answers more of Magnus' questions. When she learns that Magnus' death was filmed, she becomes worried. After his video is shown there is an uproar over her. When her father's name was revealed, everyone in the hall started to boo at her. When the Norns showed Magnus who his dad is and say their prophecy, she is expelled from the Valkyries and vanishes in a flash of light.

Desperate to clear her name, she sets out to find the sword. She goes to the funeral home where Magnus's body is. She knocked out Hearth and searches the son of Frey's corpse, she ends up empty handed. Magnus, Blitz and Hearth spot her and follow her. When they find her again she attacks them. Sam and Hearth get into a short fight until Magnus disarms her. She says she is not working for her father and wants the sword to become a Valkyrie again. She decides to join them.

Demigod Powers
As a daughter of Loki, Sam has the following abilities:
 * Monster Sense: Sam is able to sense the location of powerful monsters. She used this, when fishing for her half-brother, Jormungand.
 * Shapeshifting: Samirah posses her father's ability to change forms. She used this power to turn into a deer to save Hearth in the World Tree Yggdrasil, and then into a horsefly to sabotage Junior's work. When fighting Fenris Wolf, she turned into a lion.

Appearance
Sam is Arabic American. She has long brown hair. Magnus described her eyes as dark and bright at the same time (greatly resembling those of her father Loki), like the ammonite fossil his mother once had. She wears green hijab draped around her neck.

Etymology
Her last name al-Abbas means "the lion".

Trivia

 * Samirah is Muslim.
 * She is a sophomore at King Academy.
 * It is mentioned that Samirah's biggest dream is to fly and she tells Magnus that she would like to be a pilot when she grows up.
 * Samirah has been visited by her father Loki several times over the years, yet she has always refused to speak to him.