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.
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!
| Autor: | Marrs John |
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| ISBN: | 9781529071221 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Pan macmillan Ltd. |
| Veröffentlicht: | 09.05.2024 |
| Schlagworte: | England FICTION / Crime FICTION / Science Fiction / Crime & Mystery FICTION / Thrillers / General FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological Psychological thriller Science Fiction Science fiction: near future Thriller / suspense Thriller / suspense fiction |
| Altersempfehlung: | 18 - 0 |
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