Math-Inspired Fiction
Discover captivating math-inspired fiction books! Explore novels and stories where mathematics fuels creativity, mystery, and adventure. Perfect for book lovers and math enthusiasts alike.
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A Certain Ambiguity
by Gaurav Suri
While taking a class on infinity at Stanford in the late 1980s, Ravi Kapoor discovers that he is confronting the same mathematical and philosophical dilemmas …
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Crimes and Mathdemeanors
by Leith Hathout
Each chapter presents a new detective story with a mathematical puzzle at its core. Readers must test skills in mathematics and physics and enjoy Ravi's …
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Pythagoras' Revenge
by Arturo Sangalli
The celebrated mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras left no writings. But what if he had and the manuscript had never been found? Where would it be …
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Pythagorean Crimes
by Tefcros Michaelides
At the root of this historically based work of fiction lies the question as to whether the solution to a mathematical problem could inspire such …
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The Fractal Murders
by Mark Cohen
Now in paperback--the lively first novel featuring former Marine JAG and private eye Pepper Keane. When math professor Jayne Smyers discovers that three murder victims …
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The Witch of Agnesi
by Robert Spiller
A coven of witches, a teenage comic book magnate, a skinhead Neanderthal with violent propensities, an abusive father, an amorous science teacher, and a mistranslated …
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The Unknowns
by Benedict Carey
When people start vanishing from a godforsaken trailer park next to the Folsom Energy Plant, two eleven-year-olds investigate using mathematical clues that were hastily planted …
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Quicksilver
by Neal Stephenson
In which Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous Puritan, pursues knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe -- in a chaotic …
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The Number Devil
by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
In 12 dreams, Robert, a boy who hates math, encounters a sly, clever number devil who introduces him to the wonders of numbers: infinite numbers, …
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The Man who Counted
by Malba Tahan
A collection of famous mathematical puzzles, taken from a popular newspaper column, features the "writings" of the fictional author, Malba Tahan, who describes different mathematical …
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Flatland
by Edwin Abbott Abbott
Flatland, which is written under the pseudonym "a square", offers pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. Flatland's more enduring contribution is its …
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Flatterland
by Ian Stewart
First there was Edwin A. Abbott's remarkable Flatland, published in 1884, and one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. Now, from mathematician and accomplished …
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An Invisible Sign of My Own
by Aimee Bender
Aimee Bender’s stunning debut collection, The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, proved her to be one of the freshest voices in American fiction. Now, in …
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The Sand-Reckoner
by Gillian Bradshaw
The young scholar Archimedes has just had the best three years of his life at Ptolemy's Museum at Alexandria. To be able to talk and …
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A modern classic—both poignant and funny—about a boy with autism who sets out to solve the murder of a neighbor's dog and …
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Leaning Towards Infinity
by Sue Woolfe
This is the story of three generations of women who live with the conflict of their own genius as mathematicians, and the competing responsibilities of …
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Ratner's Star
by Don DeLillo
"A whimsical, surrealistic excursion into the modern scientific mind." --The New Yorker One of DeLillo's first novels, Ratner's Star follows Billy, the genius adolescent, who …
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Measuring the World
by Daniel Kehlmann
Measuring the World marks the debut of a glorious new talent on the international scene. Young Austrian writer Daniel Kehlmann’s brilliant comic novel revolves around …
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The Oxford Murders
by Guillermo Martinez
Two mathematicians must join forces to stop a serial killer in this spellbinding international bestseller A paperback sensation in Argentina, Spain, and the United Kingdom, …
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The Visiting Professor
by Robert Littell
A delicious post -cold war romp, The Visiting Professor is another classic page-tuner for the many fans that have come to recognize Robert Littell-thanks to …
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7 Steps to Midnight
by Richard Matheson
When a mysterious impostor steals his identity and life, mathematician Chris Barton is thrust into a whirlwind of danger. Full of twists and surprises, this …
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Coyote Moon
by John A. Miller
You may think Field of Dreams meets Cocoon, or perhaps, The Natural meets Love Story, some may even say that it's Ball Four clashing with …
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The French Mathematician
by Tom Petsinis
Rich in historical detail and bursting with intellectual passion, this captivating novel describes a genius's valiant quest for truth in post-Napoleon France, a turbulent and …
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Sir Cumference and the First Round Table
by Cindy Neuschwander
Join Sir Cumference, Lady Di of Ameter, and their son Radius for wordplay, puns, and problem solving in this geometry-packed math adventure. King Arthur was …
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Inverted World
by Christopher Priest
Featured in Science Fiction: The Best 100 Novels Winner of the British Science Fiction Award Nominated for the Hugo Award The “devilishly entertaining” masterpiece of …
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Spaceland
by Rudy Rucker
Joe Cube is a Silicon Valley hotshot--well, a would-be hotshot anyway--hoping that the 3-D TV project he's managing will lead to the big money IPO …
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Death Qualified
by Kate Wilhelm
Lucas Kendricks arrives at his wife Nell's property seven years after disappearing and is instantly shot dead. Accused of murder, Nell turns to lawyer Frank …
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Factoring Humanity
by Robert J. Sawyer
A twenty-first-century scientist sacrifices her family life to decipher the strange signals coming from interstellar space, messages that show her how to build an extraordinary …
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Distress
by Greg Egan
In the year 2055, a disease called "Distress" affects millions, and when investigative reporter Andrew Worth travels to the virtual planet of Stateless to document …
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After Math
by Miriam Webster
A murder victim tries to figure out who killed him but first he has to figure out the rules of being a ghost.
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Beyond the Limit
by Joan Spicci
Beyond the Limit, a novel researched for more than ten years by mathematician and educator Joan Spicci, is the true story of Sofya Kovalevskaya's remarkable …
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Advanced Calculus of Murder
by Erik Rosenthal
Mathematician sleuth Dan Brodsky becomes embroiled, once again, in murder when a fellow participant in a conference at Oxford University is killed and close friend, …
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The Mind-Body Problem
by Rebecca Goldstein
The hilarious underground bestseller about one woman’s pursuit of carnal pleasure—and the philosophy that gets in the way. When Renee Feuer goes to college, one …
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The Dot and the Line
by Norton Juster
A straight line falls in love with a dot and develops his talents to form all kinds of geometric shapes in order to win her …
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
“Comes up bright and new every time I read it . . . it will continue to charm and delight for a very long time …