The 21 Steps

Posted by Miss Cellania in Book & Lit on March 21, 2008 at 12:15 pm


21steps

The 21 Steps by Charles Cumming is a spy thriller told with Google Maps. The protagonist, of course, does a lot of traveling. Link -via Metafilter


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6 comments to "The 21 Steps"

  1. steve
    March 21st, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    That's so weird. I actually know the building it starts on. I had a meeting there and I looked it up on google maps to find the place because I'm from Canada not London. It's not a particularly famous building either. The odds of that happening seem just insane.

  2. Demian
    March 21st, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    How long until somebody does a "Carmen Sandiego" game using Google maps?
    Or is there one already?
    Hang on, I'll google it.
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    Yes, there's one: http://www.brewsterjennings.com/

  3. Knut
    March 21st, 2008 at 4:15 pm

    Would be nice if it could incorporate zoom a little more. The tube ride in chapter four is quite tedious at street-level.

  4. ted
    March 21st, 2008 at 9:24 pm

    Too tedious to go very far in it.

  5. WillF
    March 21st, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    Too tedious? I think it is brilliant! One of the hardest things to imagine for me is the geography behind stories, and this really takes care of that. And if I ever go to the UK, I may actually know which way is up a little more than before.

  6. Alex
    March 23rd, 2008 at 5:28 am

    I agree with WillF - it was a very creative way of telling a story. Got me to read the entire thing, too!


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