My own crackpot theory is that sci-fi is concerned with technology, and its effects on society, whereas fantasy is more concerned with people and how people interact with each other or within their society and culture (there's obviously some overlap between them, but I've always found distinctions between sci-fi and fantasy to be blurry.). So for me, using that definition, I'd say your story falls under fantasy.
Someone upthread (puritybrown) also mentioned that fantasy is a setting that couldn't have happened at any point in time during any historical period we know, and I'd say that's a pretty good rule of thumb as well.
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Date: 2009-07-10 02:27 am (UTC)Someone upthread (