World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Risto Isomäki

リスタ・イソマキ

Risto Isomäki

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1961-06-08 （Turku）
Nationality
Finland
Languages
Finnish, English

Career

Occupations
author, science fiction writer
Active Years
1985-2024
Nominations
Finlandia Prize nomination 2005 (The Sands of Sarasvati)

Awards

Tähtivaeltaja Award
2006
Work: The Sands of Sarasvati
Organization: Finnish Science Fiction Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Sands of Sarasvati

2005 Science Fiction

Science fiction novel addressing environmental issues.

Climate ChangeEnvironmental Destruction
Adaptations
  • [Graphic Novel] The Sands of Sarasvati (graphic novel) (2008)
Translations
  • English: The Sands of Sarasvati (2013)

Lithium-6

2007 Science Fiction

SF novel about nuclear technology and the future.

Nuclear WeaponsFuture Prediction
Translations
  • English: Lithium-6 (2015)

Bibliography

  • Kuluta harkiten - tietoisen kuluttajan opas (1985)
  • Kristalliruusu (1991)
  • Gilgamešin tappio (1994)
  • Luvassa lämpenevää (1996)
  • Pimeän pilven ritarit (1997)
  • Puukirja (1997)
  • Paljasjalkavallankumous (1999)
  • Herääminen (2000)
  • Kohti vuotta 1929? (2000)
  • Kohti kestävää maailmaa (2002)
  • The Book of Trees (2004)
  • Sarasvatin hiekkaa (2005)
  • Litium 6 (2007)
  • 34 tapaa estää maapallon ylikuumeneminen (2008)
  • Jumalan pikkusormi (2009)
  • 64 Ways to Absorb Carbon (2009)
  • Con rit (2011)
  • Kurganin varjot (2014)
  • Haudattu uhka (2016)
  • Viiden meren kansa (2018)

Translations of Works

  • The Sands of Sarasvati (English, 2013)
  • Lithium-6 (English, 2015)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed scientific descriptionsEco-SF
Recurring Motifs
Climate ChangeSustainabilityFuture Dystopias

Legacy

Finnish science fiction author known for works addressing environmental issues.