{"product_id":"the-family-experiment-a-gripping-dystopian-thriller-exploring-the-dark-side-of-digital-parenthood-and-the-quest-for-human-connection-dark-future-3-1335000364","title":"The Family Experiment: A Gripping Dystopian Thriller Exploring the Dark Side of Digital Parenthood and the Quest for Human Connection (Dark Future, 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1335000364\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marrs, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\"-a virtual baby.Some families are virtually perfectThe 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 babyDon't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!): The Marriage Act The Vacation The Family Experiment The One\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51975807762720,"sku":"NEW1335000364","price":17.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-family-experiment-a-gripping-dystopian-thriller-exploring-the-dark-side-of-digital-parenthood-and-the-quest-for-human-connection-dark-future-3-1335000364","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}