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The Family Experiment
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John Marrs
About this listen
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.
Critic Reviews
'Chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive.' - C. J. Tudor, author of The Gathering
'The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming' - Daily Mail
'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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- DebB
- 11-06-2025
Another great story in the Marrs world
What a great book! I love that it is set in the same John Marrs world as The One, The Marriage Act, The Passengers etc. Love it!
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- Anonymous User
- 17-03-2025
One of the best books in a long time!
Amazing dystopian storyline. Listened to this in two days. It took a little bit to get across all the characters.
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- Leis
- 25-03-2025
One of the best books I’ve read
This was a chilling look at the direction society and technology are headed. It was brilliantly crafted with each character’s personality carefully and fully developed. I loved the way the author tied up each chapters storyline so that there was no ambiguity regarding what they’d done, or the consequences of their actions.
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