MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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The Last Magician (1952)
Bruce Elliott
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Science-fiction story about a magician performing for aliens using a Klein bottle as a prop.

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Works Similar to The Last Magician
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Left or Right by Martin Gardner
  2. Tiger by the Tail by A.G. Nourse
  3. Vanishing Point by C.C. Beck
  4. Project Flatty by Irving Cox Jr.
  5. The Moebius Room by Robert Donald Locke
  6. Problem in Geometry by T.P. Caravan
  7. Star, Bright by Mark Clifton
  8. Turnabout by Gordon R. Dickson
  9. The Ifth of Oofth by Walter Trevis
  10. The Island of Five Colors by Martin Gardner
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Categories:
GenreScience Fiction,
Motif
TopicGeometry/Topology/Trigonometry,
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)