Hmm, good point. Well, it takes place in the future...but it's written like fantasy. I wonder if that makes sense? All of my books, besides 'The Few,' which is definitely science fiction work that way.
You can click on the 'Only a Princess' blurb on the website if you like, but basically after a geological mishap, a ten on the Richter scale, (the survivors call it the ten plagues), the continents are split apart (another Pangea), leaving a mass of islands in their wake. Whether it was caused by the leftover debris or the volcanic eruptions, no one (conveniently) knows. All that is left are myths and legends, and a struggle for power.
You can imagine how much I had to pick apart the brains of my science major friends and siblings to get these 'possible geological end of the world scenarios.' And the research...it was fun, but a headache. A lot of it can't be confirmed or are just theories of what could possibly happen, so then of course my characters don't know 'the real story' either (they just know that their God saved the survivors; whoever, that God may be, depending on their culture). It's my favorite strategy when even I don't know the answer. I guess it's a little like real life in a way, so many creation theories, no one knows the 'whole' story. I actually think a lot of authors do it, and that's when I say, "Ah hah, they didn't know either."
So, anyway, the islands are the background of the story, but I zone in during the turning point of the war. Our heroes are losing. A dictatorship looks like it will finally take control. The pirates of the American Seas and the Revolutionaries of San Andreas can't stop the invaders...and the only one who stands a chance against it...is supposed to be dead.
I'm actually thinking about tearing the story apart (somewhat) and rebuilding it (I just want to make it shorter)--I really like the concept.
Anyway, I would totally appreciate it if you looked at the blurb on the story and told me what genre I should classify it (I bet that would really help when sending it in to publishers).
As I was writing the blurb, I realized that it might be a little 'Dunish,' except Dune takes place on a completely different planet. What's that classified as? I might classify all my books that way (except 'The Few' of course). Also, the titles are definitely up for change. My little brother tells me all my titles are c*&p
. Maybe that's what needs to change?