# Follow your favorite book's journeys on an interactive map

> Perplexity's map of one fantasy saga plotted 537 journey legs across 179 places, chapter by chapter.

Ask Gemini Canvas or Perplexity Computer to build a clickable map of where a book's characters travel, chapter by chapter, up to where you've read.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/interactive-map-of-a-books-journeys/
- Category: Upgrade your everyday
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: Gemini, Perplexity
- Time: About 15 minutes
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Perplexity Computer needs a paid plan. Places in invented worlds are approximate.
- Published: 2026-10-22

## Can AI make a map of where characters travel in a book?

Yes. Ask Gemini Canvas or Perplexity Computer to build a clickable map of the characters' routes, and tell it the chapter you've reached so it skips spoilers. Gemini Canvas fits most readers because you start it from the Tools menu in a normal chat (as of October 2026). Perplexity Computer suits big, detailed builds but needs a paid plan. For invented worlds, the places are placed by clues and are approximate.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Build me an interactive map for [BOOK TITLE, e.g. a long fantasy series I'm reading], showing where the main characters travel. I've read up to [CHAPTER REACHED, e.g. chapter 12], so don't include anything after that. No spoilers.

On the map:
- Mark every place the story visits, with a one-line note on what happened there.
- Draw each main character's route in its own color.
- Add a slider or buttons so I can step through chapter by chapter and watch the routes grow.
- If the book's world is invented, place things by the clues in the text and label the map as approximate.

Make it easy to use on a phone, with large tap targets and a simple legend.
```

## Step by step

1. Open Gemini, click Tools and pick Canvas, or start a task in Perplexity Computer.
2. Paste the prompt with your book and the chapter you've reached.
3. Click around the map and ask for fixes if a place or route looks wrong.
4. Share the link with your book club, then ask for an update after the next chapters.

## What you'll get

A clickable, spoiler-free map with colored routes for each character, place notes and a chapter slider.

## Good to know

**Can AI make a map of where characters travel in a book?** Yes. Ask Gemini Canvas or Perplexity Computer to build a clickable map of the characters' routes, and tell it the chapter you've reached so it skips spoilers. Gemini Canvas fits most readers because you start it from the Tools menu in a normal chat (as of October 2026). Perplexity Computer suits big, detailed builds but needs a paid plan. For invented worlds, the places are placed by clues and are approximate.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini and Perplexity. On this page, one tap copies the prompt and opens the app, so you just paste. Perplexity Computer needs a paid plan. Places in invented worlds are approximate.

**How long does it take?** About 15 minutes. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: book title and chapter reached. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A clickable, spoiler-free map with colored routes for each character, place notes and a chapter slider.

Idea spotted on X, shared by @AskPerplexity: https://x.com/AskPerplexity/status/2112204695456616829. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: TLDR (Your AI stops writing walls of text: every reply leads with the next action, numbered and skimmable); Second Brain (Give your AI a memory it reads across every project, so it finally knows your business).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.