The Goodreads Choice Award 2024 runner up, The Family Experiment is a dark and twisted speculative thriller set in the same universe as John Marrs’s bestselling novel The One and The Marriage Act, about the ultimate “tamagotchi”—a virtual baby.
Some families are virtually perfect…
The world’s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, the 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 called The Substitute. 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…
Don’t miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you’ll never see the twists coming!):
Some families are virtually perfect…
The world’s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, the 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 called The Substitute. 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…
Don’t miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you’ll never see the twists coming!):
- The Marriage Act
- The Vacation
- The Family Experiment
- The One
ISBN: 9781335000361
Imprint: Hanover Square Press
On Sale: Jul 9, 2024
List price: $37
No of pages: 384
Trim Size: 6.320 in (w) x 9.250 in (h) x 1.130 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Literary
BISAC 2: FICTION / Dystopian
BISAC 3: FICTION / Thrillers / Technological
<strong>The Goodreads Choice Award 2024 runner up, <em>The Family Experiment</em> is a dark and twisted speculative thriller set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel <em>The One</em> and <em>The Marriage Act, </em>about the ultimate "tamagotchi"</strong>—<strong>a virtual baby.</strong><br /><br />Some families are virtually perfect…<br /><br />The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, the breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families, let alone raise them.<br /><br />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 called <em>The Substitute</em>. 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…<br /><br /><br /><strong>Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):</strong><ul> <li><em>The Marriage Act</em></li> <li><em>The Vacation</em></li> <li><em>The Family Experiment</em> </li> <li><em>The One </em></li></ul>
ISBN: 9781335000361
Imprint: Hanover Square Press
On Sale: Jul 9, 2024
List price: $37
No of pages: 384
Trim Size: 6.320 in (w) x 9.250 in (h) x 1.130 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Literary
BISAC 2: FICTION / Dystopian
BISAC 3: FICTION / Thrillers / Technological