The Family Experiment is a dark and twisted speculative thriller set in the same universe as John Marrs's 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: The Marriage Act The Vacation The Family Experiment The One
The Family Experiment
Year
2024
Pages
384
Description
The Family Experiment is a dark and twisted speculative thriller set in the same universe as John Marrs's 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: The Marriage Act The Vacation The Family Experiment The One
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