From the acclaimed author of The One and The Marriage Act, The Family Experiment is a dark and brilliant speculative thriller about families: real and virtual.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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: 9781488230905
Imprint: Harlequin Audio
On Sale: Jul 9, 2024
List price: $35.99
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Literary
BISAC 2: FICTION / Dystopian
BISAC 3: FICTION / Thrillers / Technological
<strong>From the acclaimed author of <em>The One </em>and <em>The Marriage Act</em>,<em> The Family Experiment </em>is a dark and brilliant speculative thriller about families: real and virtual.</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 />Set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel <em>The One</em> and <em>The Marriage Act</em>,<em> The Family Experiment </em>is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate Tamagotchi—a virtual baby.<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: 9781488230905
Imprint: Harlequin Audio
On Sale: Jul 9, 2024
List price: $35.99
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: FICTION / Literary
BISAC 2: FICTION / Dystopian
BISAC 3: FICTION / Thrillers / Technological