“Distorted, but reflecting something devastatingly real.”
— Elisabeth Blair, author of because God loves the wasp
AVAILABLE JUNE 21, 2026 AT YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE, AMAZON.COM, OR BARNESANDNOBLE.COM.
Please support independent booksellers whenever possible! Independent booksellers that stock Urbantasm include:
Totem Books (Flint, MI)
Eventually, everything comes to an end.
Even endings.
A child rescues a fallen moon and restores it to the sky.
A shapeshifting demon banker is almost as passionate about murdering children as about foreclosing on houses.
An impoverished young woman undertakes an epic quest beyond the moon and through the center of the sun.
This collection of forty-eight tales – violent, tender, humorous, and strange – sings the mythology of the living city of Akawe, Michigan.
Even today, Akawe, the setting of Urbantasm, a sprawling magical teen-noir series praised as “a magical epic” by New York Times bestselling author Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, is lush with stories to tell.
Whether you’re visiting Akawe for the first time, or looking to return after finishing Urbantasm, these unseelie stories greet you with a cup of strong coffee, a trace of soot in the air, and the wail of trains bringing in the parts for cars.
Welcome to Akawe.