![]() It attempts to create a "living breathing map" of Pratchett's famous city, complete with strolling characters, chuffing chimneys and a soundtrack that ebbs and flows as you explore. The app costs £9.99 on Apple's App Store, and is iPad-only for now, requiring iOS 6.0 or later. Fail to match up, and everyone will know about it. ![]() Why? Discworld has millions of fans of all ages, so there's bound to be lots of interest – but also high expectations based on each and every fan's mental picture of Ankh-Morpork. Discworld: The Ankh-Morpork Map is the work of publisher Transworld and app developer Agant, and it faces quite a challenge. Now in 2013 there's an iPad app trying to map it out. The city felt real and living to me in a way that Tolkien's Middle-earth never did. The more books I read, the clearer a picture I had in my head about what Ankh-Morpork was like through Pratchett's descriptions and the cover artwork by Josh Kirby.
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