MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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The Year of the Tiger (1996)
Jack Higgins
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Cold war spy thriller in which our hero must help an aged Soviet mathematician escape to our side of the Iron Curtain. (I haven't read the book, just some reviews, so if there is more to say about it than this, please let me know!)

Contributed by Zach

This book actually has absolutely no math in it at all. It was a quite enjoyable narrative but here is the entirety of math in it: "Hoffner demonstrated that energy itself is space locked up in a certain pattern. His proof involved an audacious development of non-Euclidean geometry which was as revolutionary as Einstein's theory of relativity." That's it.

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Works Similar to The Year of the Tiger
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Torn Curtain by Alfred Hitchcock (Director)
  2. Mathematical R & D by Paul J. Nahin
  3. The Expert by Lee Gruenfeld
  4. Code to Zero by Ken Follett
  5. Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
  6. 7 Steps to Midnight by Richard Matheson
  7. En busca de Klingsor (In Search of Klingsor) by Jorge Volpi
  8. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
  9. The Chimera Prophesies by Elliott Ostler
  10. Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
Ratings for The Year of the Tiger:
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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (1 votes)
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Literary Quality:
4/5 (1 votes)
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GenreAdventure/Espionage,
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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)