Doubt Thou by Esther Ruehle
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In the thirtieth century, a virus wiped out over half of the continent of North America, and gave rise to a new age of government and technology. The territory has been divided into a monarchy of twenty marches, and a marquess or marchioness rules each one. Almost a century later, times have changed. The flowers have been exterminated, and replaced with metal figurines. The humans have been upgraded into perfect automatons. Tensions are building between the marches of North America, and the ruler of the Third March has died, to be supplanted by his wife the marchioness. The citizens of the Third March quickly accept the death of their marquess. However, inside the castle walls there is a different story, revolving around one boy: the son of the marquess and heir to the throne. His name is Hamlet. Hamlet, his mother Gertrude, and her new fiance Claudius are locked in a ruthless battle of wills. A childish automaton beauty named Ophelia and Hamlet's human best friend Horatio find themselves trapped in the royal family's twisted world where everyone has a plot of their own and no one can be trusted. This is Shakespeare. Like you've never seen it before.