MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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To Walk the Night (1937)
William Sloane
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A beautifully written horror tale in which vague references to equations are used to explain the mysterious death of a researcher who believed he proved Einstein wrong and the subsequent suicide of his colleague. The book is narrated in a quaintly old-fashioned style by the colleague's best friend and a key character is the lovely but apparently inhuman woman who was married to each victim.

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Works Similar to To Walk the Night
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. The Hollow Man by Dan Simmons
  2. The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross
  3. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
  4. Killing Time by Frank Tallis
  5. Solid Geometry by Ian McEwan
  6. The Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft
  7. Through the Gates of the Silver Key by H.P. Lovecraft / E. Hoffmann Price
  8. The Dreams in the Witch-House by H.P. Lovecraft
  9. The Midnighters (Series) by Scott Westerfield
  10. The Perfect Spiral by Jason Hornsby
Ratings for To Walk the Night:
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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (1 votes)
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Literary Quality:
4/5 (1 votes)
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Categories:
GenreScience Fiction, Horror,
MotifAcademia, Romance,
Topic
MediumNovels,

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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)