Winner of the Atorox Award in 2009, she has published around twenty short stories in Finnish fanzines and anthologies. Mari Saario is an author, environmental consultant, and mother of three, who devotes her (admittedly limited) spare time to Finnish science fiction fandom. Are you ready for a journey into the uncanny? Then come discover the strangeness lurking in the land of a thousand lakes. It Came From the North offers a diverse selection of fifteen fantastical tales from some of Finland's most respected writers, alongside up-and-coming talents who are redefining the rules of contemporary literature. A peculiar swamp holds restorative powers, for its avian and human inhabitants alike. A modern woman excavates something sickening from the shower drain…and falls in love. A lonely girl discovers the flames in the family smithy are tied to an ancient portal between worlds. What will you find within these pages? A photographer stumbles on a wounded troll, and attempts to nurse it back to health. This anthology of Finnish fantasy edited by Desirina Boskovich features fiction from Carita Forsgren, Mari Saario, Johanna Sinisalo, Hannu Rajaniemi, Anne Leinonen, Marko Hautala, Maarit Verronen, Olli Jalonen, Leena Likitalo, Tuomas Kilpi, Tiina Raevaara, Jyrki Vainonen, Sari Peltoniemi, Leena Krohn, and Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen-author of the critically acclaimed The Rabbit Back Literature Society.
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