Works of mathematical fiction, return to the Homepage.)Īccording to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one: This 'Ender's Game'-ish scenario is where the sequel Regenesis picks up, but there is even less math in that book and so I don't currently plan to give it a separate entry in this database.īuy this work of mathematical fiction and read reviews at.

Spoiler alert: Don't read below this line if you want to be surprised by the ending of this novel.Īlthough a reluctant participant at first, Sheppard rises to a position of authority in the International Space Agency and ends up being the only adult on a space ship carrying 100 children to safety. In other words, he is a stereotypical fictional math professor, and he goes on to play a major role in this novel and its sequel. One of those kidnapped researchers is mathematician Daniel Sheppard who is shown to be unfashionable, socially awkward, not physically fit, brilliant but reluctant to express his opinion on anything about which he is less than 100% certain, and comforted by the unquestionable reliability of numbers.

A list compiled by Alex Kasman ( College of Charleston)Īlthough it appears to the world as if many of the leading scientists and mathematicians coincidentally died during the same year, what actually happened to them in this YA novel is that they were kidnapped and taken to a secret research facility to collectively address a problem that threatens the future of all life on Earth.

End of Days by Eric Walters