The Family Experiment Titelbild

The Family Experiment

A dark, twisty, near-future page turner from the 'master of the speculative thriller'

 Reinhören
Dieses Angebot sichern 0,00 € - kostenlos hören
Angebot endet am 16.12.2025 um 23:59 Uhr. Es gelten die Audible Nutzungsbedingungen.
Prime Logo Bist du Amazon Prime-Mitglied?
Audible 60 Tage kostenlos testen
Für die ersten drei Monate erhältst du die Audible-Mitgliedschaft für nur 0,99 € pro Monat.
Pro Monat bekommst du ein Guthaben für einen beliebigen Titel aus unserem gesamten Premium-Angebot. Dieser bleibt für immer in deiner Bibliothek.
Höre tausende enthaltene Hörbücher, Audible-Originale, Podcasts und vieles mehr.
Pausiere oder kündige dein Abo monatlich.
Aktiviere das kostenlose Probeabo mit der Option, monatlich flexibel zu pausieren oder zu kündigen.
Nach dem Probemonat bekommst du eine vielfältige Auswahl an Hörbüchern, Kinderhörspielen und Original Podcasts für 9,95 € pro Monat.
Wähle monatlich einen Titel aus dem Gesamtkatalog und behalte ihn.

The Family Experiment

Von: John Marrs
Gesprochen von: Clare Corbett, Clifford Samuel, Eilidh Beaton, Joshua Riley, Justin Avoth, Nneka Okoye, Thomas Judd
Dieses Angebot sichern 0,00 € - kostenlos hören

9,95 €/Monat nach 3 Monaten. Angebot endet am 16.12.2025 um 23:59 Uhr. Monatlich kündbar.

9,95 € pro Monat nach 30 Tagen. Monatlich kündbar.

Für 14,95 € kaufen

Für 14,95 € kaufen

ZEITLICH BEGRENZTES ANGEBOT. Nur 0,99 € pro Monat für die ersten 3 Monate. 3 Monate für 0,99 €/Monat, danach 9,95 €/Monat. Bedingungen gelten. Jetzt starten.

Über diesen Titel

'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

 Dystopien Psychothriller Science Fiction Thriller

Diese Titel könnten dich auch interessieren

 The Stranger in Her House Titelbild
You Killed Me First Titelbild
Keep It in the Family Titelbild
The One Titelbild
The Marriage Act Titelbild
Here One Moment Titelbild
What Lies Between Us Titelbild
The Boyfriend Titelbild
The Tenant Titelbild
The Wedding People Titelbild
Wife, Mother, Liar Titelbild
Look Closer Titelbild
Never Lie Titelbild
The Teacher Titelbild
The Housemaid Titelbild
The Psychopath Next Door Titelbild

Kritikerstimmen

Nobody does scarily plausible near-future like Marrs. This - his best yet - is an unsettling and immersive roller coaster which hurtles towards a chilling denouement - a truly thought-provoking, single-sitting thriller. Loved it. (Ellery Lloyd, bestselling author-duo of The Club and People Like Her)
The books of John Marrs have become a quiet phenomenon. The Family Experiment will cement his reputation for writing intriguing thrillers rooted in the near future that tackle big issues without being preachy . . . A thoughtful, well-written, instructive and alarming look at a possible life in the soon to be present.
John Marrs is a writer at the top of his game and The Family Experiment is his best yet. Frighteningly plausible, gripping, dark, and so clever, I raced through this original, high-concept thriller unable to put it down. A thought-provoking examination of what family means. Superb. (Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Woman Who Lied)
It's so, so, good. This book deserves to be huge. It’s speculative fiction at its very best - original, dark and wickedly clever. I was utterly captivated by the way Marrs melded reality TV, AI and a terrifyingly plausible future. He's created a terrifyingly plausible world. The world building, the characters, the reveals and the twists are so well done that this book is crying out for a Netflix adaptation. (C. L. Taylor, author of Every Move You Make)
The Family Experiment is an eerie and darkly addictive thriller that will have your mind whirling throughout.
If you love Black Mirror you have to read John Marrs. The Family Experiment is chilling, inventive, horribly plausible and brilliantly addictive (C.J. Tudor, bestselling author of The Chalk Man and A Sliver of Darkness)
Clever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible. A near future nightmare that grips from the first page and never let’s go. The Marriage Act is a brilliant examination of relationships and the power we let others have over us. And talk about a page-turner. This one will leave you with paper cuts! (C. J. Tudor, author of A Sliver of Darkness on The Marriage Act)
John’s creative, high-concept thrillers never fail to keep me furiously turning the pages and The Marriage Act is no exception. Pacy and packed full of tension, the book kept me constantly guessing as the thought-provoking plot about marriage and everything that comes with it unfolded in the most sinister of ways . . . dark, immersive speculative fiction at it’s very best! (Sarah Pearse, author of The Retreat and The Sanatorium on The Marriage Act)
A page-turning and thought-provoking read (Daily Mirror on The Marriage Act)
A twisted, terrifyingly plausible tale.
John Marrs is not to be missed (Freida McFadden, bestselling author of The Housemaid)
Alle Sterne
Am relevantesten
John Marrs is an exceptional writer. I love his techno-thriller stories in general. He nailed it again with this book!

Genius plot

Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es in ein paar Minuten noch einmal.
After having listened to "The Marriage Act" I expected something similarly engaging.
The idea and setting of the plot is intriguing, but somehow the story is loosing its pace.
Some of the narrators are better than others, although all of them are doing a good job.
The audio was too low in volume though, and I could barely hear with background noise.
I also felt that the resolution of the plot was really getting boring: the actual story gets retold from one of the main characters which is completely unnecessary.
I struggled with finishing the audiobook because it became so repetitive.
All in all not nearly as good as the Marriage Act.
I wouldn't especially recommend this book.

Interesting beginning, long winded end

Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es in ein paar Minuten noch einmal.
The idea is interesting - 5 couples/single father competing to keep a virtual child. But it is far-fetched, too much tragedy, too much extreme characters, finally all pieces fall into places, and the final chapters tries to give the story a bit positivity, but it is not sound. The readers are good though.

far fetched and overloaded with tragedy

Ein Fehler ist aufgetreten. Bitte versuche es in ein paar Minuten noch einmal.