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The family experiment / John Marrs.
When the company behind Virtual Children creates a reality TV show called "The Substitute," 10 couples compete to raise a Virtual Child from birth to age 18 in a nine-month period where the prize is the right to keep their virtual child or risk it all for the chance of a real baby.
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- ISBN: 9781335000361 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 374 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : Hanover Square Press, 2024.
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| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Dystopian fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Marrs | 31681010380251 | FICTION | Checked out | 08/16/2025 |
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When the company behind Virtual Children creates a reality TV show called âThe Substitute,â 10 couples compete to raise a Virtual Child from birth to age 18 in a nine-month period where the prize is the right to keep their virtual child or risk it all for the chance of a real baby. - Harlequin
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"âa virtual baby.
Some families are virtually perfectâ¦
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 babyâ¦
Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):- The Marriage Act
- The Vacation
- The Family ExperimentÂ
- The OneÂ
