The Family Experiment

The Family Experiment

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2025/02/26
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The Goodreads Choice Award 2024 runner up, The Family Experiment is set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel The One and The.

內容簡介

一場陌生人組成家庭的實驗
揭露親密與真實的本質



有些家庭幾近完美……

全球人口激增,導致城市過度擁擠與經濟危機,越來越多人無法負擔生兒育女的成本,更別說真正養育孩子了。

然而,對於渴望成為父母的人來說,出現了一個替代方案:只需每月支付費用,客戶就能從零開始創造一個虛擬小孩,透過元宇宙與VR頭盔來互動。

為了推廣這項新計畫,「MetaChildren」背後的公司推出了一檔實境電視節目。節目將跟拍參賽者從虛擬嬰兒出生一路養到18歲,但整個過程濃縮在短短九個月內。冠軍獎品是:保有他們的虛擬小孩——或者放手一搏,換取獲得一個真正孩子的機會……

《家庭實驗》為2024年 Goodreads 讀者票選獎亞軍,背景設定於約翰.馬爾斯(John Marrs)暢銷小說《天作之合》與《婚姻法案》的同一世界。這是一部黑暗而扭曲的驚悚小說,描寫極致版的「電子雞」——一個虛擬寶寶的故事。


John Marrs is not to be missed' – Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid


'Few writers do domestic suspense meets dystopia better than John Marrs' – Lucy Foley, bestselling author of The Paris Apartment

'The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon . . . Thoughtful, well written . . . and alarming' – Daily Mail

Some families are virtually perfect . . .

The world’s population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. 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 fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch, accessing them via the Metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind MetaChildren has created a reality TV show. It will follow its contestants as they raise a MetaChild from birth to the age of eighteen, 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 . . .

The Goodreads Choice Award 2024 runner up, The Family Experiment is set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel The One and The Marriage Act. A dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate 'tamagotchi' - a virtual baby.

'Speculative fiction at its best – original, dark and wickedly clever' – C. L. Taylor, author of Every Move You Make

'His best yet. Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever' – Claire Douglas, author of The Woman Who Lied

'Hurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller' – Ellery Lloyd, author of The Club

'Chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive' – C. J. Tudor, author of The Gathering

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作者介紹

John Marrs
John Marrs is an author and former journalist based in London and Northamptonshire. After spending his career interviewing celebrities from the worlds of television, film and music for numerous national newspapers and magazines, he is now a full-time author. His books include No1 bestseller and Netflix series The One, The Passengers, award winning What Lies Between Us and The Good Samaritan.

規格

誠品貨碼 / 2682894430002
ISBN13 / 9781529071238
ISBN10 /
EAN貨碼 / 9781529071238
頁數 / 480
裝訂 / P:平裝
語言 / 3:英文
尺寸 / 13 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm
級別 / N:無
提供維修 / 無

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