Have you ever wondered where the seven hills are, behind which Snow White found the seven Drarfs? - with Google Maps you can.

A new project from UK-based Penguin Books' digital fiction group, is using the power of the internet to tell stories in new and surprising ways.

In mid-March 2008 Penguin—along with alternative reality gaming firm Six to Start—launched the We Tell Stories initiative through which consumers can enjoy six digital novels by six different authors over the course of six weeks for free.

The first story, which launched March 18, was "The 21 Steps" by renowned thriller author Charles Cumming. "He was the wrong man, in the wrong place, at the wrong time," the story begins, and readers follow the protagonist's adventures step by step across the world using Google Maps, with text presented in the technology's information bubbles at each point along the way.

(Thanks springwise!)

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