| International Standard Book Number |
9781335000361 hardcover
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| International Standard Book Number |
1335000364 hardcover
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| Other Classification Number |
2nd floor - NEW Science Fiction SF MARRS, J
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| Personal Name |
Marrs, John, (Freelance journalist), author.
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| Title Statement |
The family experiment : a novel / John Marrs.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
©2024.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2024.
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| Physical Description |
374 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Content Type |
txt rdacontent
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| Media Type |
n rdamedia
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| Carrier Type |
nc rdacarrier
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| General Note |
"Eleven contestants. Nine months to win the perfect child..." -- Cover.
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| General Note |
"Set in the same universe as John Marrs's ... novel[s] The One and The Marriage Act"--Provided by publisher.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Target Audience Note |
Adults.
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| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note |
20240829.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Overpopulation Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Virtual reality Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Reality television programs Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Childlessness Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Parenthood Fiction.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Great Britain Fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Dystopian fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Novels.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Science fiction.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Thrillers (Fiction.)
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