Valkiri Windsborne travels the realm stealing magic at the behest of an evil sorcerer. But when a former lover appears—alive—Valkiri must risk it all to help the beautiful giantess get her magic back.
A. K. Mulford is a bestselling fantasy author and former wildlife biologist who swapped rehabilitating monkeys for writing novels. They/she is inspired to create diverse stories that transport readers to new realms, making them fall in love with fantasy for the first time or all over again. They now live in Australia with their husband and two young human primates, creating lovable fantasy characters and making ridiculous TikToks (@akmulfordauthor).
Loved it. Warm belly hug of a novella. Found family, sapphic romance. Giantesses, goblins, fae, elves and sorcerers. So much story in such a small book. If you need a slice of joy, read this immediately 🥰
Was lucky to get an ARC for The Magic Thief by AK Mulford. It was such a lovely read! Valkiri is a fae with the gift of stealing people's magic at the moment they die. Together with Teshi, a goblin, she gathers magic for her master Gormar in different realms. In one of these realms, she sees someone who she had proclaimed dead. And there is something else...
A very lovely story with beautiful characters. We learn about a world consisting of different realms that you can't visit by just walking there. If this story becomes more than a small novella, I would love to understand more about the construct of this kind of world. How does it all connect? Do people know about the different realms? And if so, how? Also, the whole concept of magic and it being connected to people's souls is so interesting! I love the relationship the characters have with each other and how protective they are of Valkiri. It's a beautiful novella with really interesting world concept that I would LOVE to see more of!
The Magic Thief by AK Mulford which is part of the Curves And Magic anthology.
This story is FANTASTIC!!!!
It’s about two women, Valkiri (fae) and Teshi (goblin) who are bound to slavery by the High Sorcerer of the Shadow Mountains, Gormar.
Valkiri and Teshi have to travel all the lands to extract magical powers from recently the deceased. Gormar then takes the magic and absorbs it in his wooden staff making him the most powerful in all the lands.
While Val and Teshi are on their most recent quest for their next victim, the pair run into Valkiri’s former female lover, a giantess named Respyn.
Drama and epic-ness unfolds and you don’t want to miss it!
I love that this story has a beautiful, strong, and curvy female main character. Aly does an impeccable job of portraying some of the struggles of being a plus sized women. I also love the LGBTQ representation in this story as well! ♥️
I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN THEIR STORY!
I hope AK continues Val, Teshi, and Respyn’s story!!!