MathFiction: Mathemagics (Margaret Ball)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Mathemagics (1996)

Margaret Ball
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This novel continues the adventures of characters developed in the "chicks in chainmail" series of anthologies. As the title implies, in these fantasy stories about a suburban mom who lives the life of a warrior in an alternate reality, mathematics is magic. Specifically, magical incantations take the form of mathematical equations!

Contributed by Allen Kapusta

I particularly liked the "math puzzle" chapter numbers (each chapter number is represented by a formula similar to those found on some "geek clocks" ).

More information about this work can be found at www.amazon.com.
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Works Similar to Mathemagics

According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:

Threshold by Sara Douglass
The Last Page by Anthony Huso
Phantom by Terry Goodkind
Your Magic or Mine by Ann Macela
Black Numbers by Dean Frank Lappi
Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier
Operation Chaos / Operation Changeling by Poul Anderson
A Logical Magician by Robert Weinberg
Conjure Wife (Dark Ladies) by Fritz Leiber
Mathemagics by Patricia Duffy Novak

Ratings for Mathemagics:

Ratings

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Mathematical Content:
2.75/5 (4 votes)

Literary Quality:
3.75/5 (4 votes)

Categories:

Genre	Fantasy,
Motif	Female Mathematicians,
Topic
Medium	Novels,

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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)