MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Eternal (2021)
Lisa Scottoline
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While living under the fascist regime of Mussolini in pre-war Rome, a Jewish prodigy attends university mathematics classes taught by Levi-Civita and forms one vertex of a "love triangle". The romance and the impact of anti-semitism on academia receive equal attention in this serious work of historical fiction from an author better known for light fare.

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According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
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  2. A Season of Flirtation by Julia Justiss
  3. A Perfect Equation (The Secret Scientists of London) by Elizabeth Everett
  4. Never Gamble Your Heart by Lindsay Lovise
  5. The Bed and the Bachelor by Tracy Anne Warren
  6. The Number of Love (The Codebreakers) by Roseanna M. White
  7. A Study in Seduction by Nina Rowan
  8. Her Adventures in Temptation: A Victorian Historical Romance of Deception and Love by Megan Frampton
  9. The Lady's Code by Samantha Saxon
  10. All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne
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Categories:
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance,
MotifProdigies, Academia, War, Religion,
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)