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Erzsebet Carmean

Erzsebet Carmean

I write novels about smart women doing science in eerie locations.

  • About
    • Answering questions you didn’t ask since 1977…
  • Novels
    • The Antigone Effect Series
    • Aulisyn: Book 1
    • Lorikat: Book 2
    • Xochi: Book 3
  • Contact Erzsebet

Category: Novels

Monsters and Myths, Novels, Thoughts

Throwing Shade: The One-Legged Loner of the Medieval Bestiary

August 20, 2024August 18, 2024 Erzsebet Carmean

Sciapods are one-legged monsters who use their giant foot for shade in the Dog Days of Summer.

Tagged aulisyn, bestiary, illuminated manuscript, illumination, middle ages, midieval, monster, sciapod, tropeLeave a comment
Novels, reviews

Review: Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson

August 8, 2024August 5, 2024 Erzsebet Carmean

Hangsaman is a bizarre, challenging, and emotional novel. I have read it multiple times in the past decade and am of the opinion it should be in the library of anyone concerned with the human condition. Hangsaman inspires my writing; it the book that makes mine possible.

Tagged aulisyn, book review, coming of age, Hangsaman, Shirley Jackson, unreliable narratorLeave a comment
Novels, Thoughts

How to Identify Quiet Art

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Erzsebet Carmean

Quiet Art (noun): Evocative works typified by the sublime absence of "things happening."

Tagged A Ghost Story movie, aulisyn, book-review, books, fiction, Hangsaman, horror, reviews, Shirley JacksonLeave a comment
Novels

Aulisyn: Dramatis Personae

July 30, 2024July 30, 2024 Erzsebet Carmean

Aulisyn is a dual-timeline novel with many characters. This is a who's-who cheat sheet.

Tagged aulisyn, dramatis personae, dual-timeline, lit-horror, middle ages, mystery, novel, sci-fiLeave a comment
Novels, Thoughts

Researching the Middle Ages Was Mind-bending

July 30, 2024August 22, 2024 Erzsebet Carmean

My dual-timeline novel, Aulisyn, required research into Medieval Europe; these are some of the surprising mental constructs I encountered.

Tagged aulisyn, craft, history, medieval, medieval-history, middle ages, midieval, researchLeave a comment

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