MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Go, Little Book (1972)
Isaac Asimov
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Combinatorics is used to break a "matchbook code". One of the "Black Widower" mysteries written for Ellery Queen magazine. See also these [2, 3] other BW stories.

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Works Similar to Go, Little Book
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Mirror Image by Isaac Asimov
  2. Sixty Million Trillion Combinations by Isaac Asimov
  3. Child's Play by Isaac Asimov
  4. 1 to 999 by Isaac Asimov
  5. Getting the Combination by Isaac Asimov
  6. The Ultimate Crime by Isaac Asimov
  7. Ten by Isaac Asimov
  8. The N-Plus-1th-Degree by Stephen Barr
  9. Death and the Compass (La Muerte y La Brujula) by Jorge Luis Borges
  10. The Math Code by Alex Kasman
Ratings for Go, Little Book:
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Mathematical Content:
2.5/5 (2 votes)
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Literary Quality:
2/5 (2 votes)
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Categories:
GenreMystery,
Motif
TopicComputers/Cryptography,
MediumShort Stories,

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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)