Risto Isomäki

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Risto Isomäki
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Risto Isomäki, in 2009.

Risto Isomäki (born 8 June 1961 in Turku) is a Finnish author of science fiction books. His 2005 novel The Sands of Sarasvati (Sarasvatin hiekkaa) was nominated for the Finlandia Prize in 2005 and won the Tähtivaeltaja Award in 2006. [1] Two of his novels, The Sands of Sarasvati (Into, 2013) and Lithium-6 (AmazonCrossing, 2015) have been published in English, along with a graphic novel adaptation of The Sands of Sarasvati (Tammi, 2008).

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References

  1. "Scifi-kirjallisuuden Tähtivaeltaja-palkinto Risto Isomäelle". HS.fi (Helsingin Sanomat). Retrieved 2007-07-12.