The Family Experiment

Some families are virtually perfect . . . The world''s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families let alone raise them. But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly subscription fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch who they can access via the metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind Virtual Children has created a reality tv show. It will follow ten couples as they raise a Virtual Child from birth to the age of eighteen but in a condensed nine-month time period. The prize: the right to keep their virtual child or risk it all for the chance of a real baby . . . Set in the same universe as John Marrs''s bestselling novel The One and The Marriage Act , The Family Experiment is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate ''tamagotchi'' - a virtual baby.

Report

Nobody does scarily plausible near-future like Marrs. This - his best yet - is an unsettling and immersive roller coaster which hurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller. Loved it. Ellery Lloyd, bestselling author-duo of The Club and People Like Her

Product details

• Authors: John Marrs, Marrs John
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9781529071221
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-7122-1
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 234 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; England, Science Fiction, FICTION / Thrillers / General, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Psychological thriller, FICTION / Science Fiction / Crime & Mystery, Science fiction: near future