MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Void Star (2017)
Zachary Mason
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This is a beautifully written and deep work of near-future science fiction about the development of an amazingly powerful sort of artificial intelligence. Two of the characters are mathematical both in name and perspective: Thales is a mathematically inclined Brazilian billionaire who encounters a mysterious AI which calls itself "the mathematician".

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Works Similar to Void Star
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason
  2. The Discrete Charm of the Turing Machine by Greg Egan
  3. River of Gods by Ian McDonald
  4. The Algebraist by Iain M. Banks
  5. The Fear Index by Robert Harris
  6. White Rabbit, Red Wolf [This Story is a Lie] by Tom Pollock
  7. The Phantom Scientist [Le Chercher PhantĂ´me] by Robin Cousin
  8. The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua
  9. The Anomaly [L'Anomalie] by Hervé Le Tellier
  10. Improbable by Adam Fawer
Ratings for Void Star:
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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (1 votes)
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Literary Quality:
5/5 (1 votes)
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Categories:
GenreScience Fiction, Adventure/Espionage,
Motif
TopicComputers/Cryptography,
Medium

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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)