The Family Experiment : A dark twisty near future page-turner from the 'master of the speculative thriller' Hardback
by John Marrs
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'If you love Black Mirror you have to read John Marrs.
The Family Experiment is chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive.' - C.
J. Tudor, author of The GatheringSome 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. 'John Marrs is a writer at the top of his game and The Family Experiment is his best yet.
Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever.' - Claire Douglas, author of The Woman Who Lied'An unsettling and immersive roller coaster which hurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller.
Loved it. ' - Ellery Lloyd, author of The Club'The Family Experiment is an eerie and darkly addictive thriller that will have your mind whirling throughout.' - Culturefly
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:09/05/2024
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- ISBN:9781035016976
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Pre-OrderFree UK DeliveryThis title is available for pre-order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Pan Macmillan
- Publication Date:09/05/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781035016976