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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Maybe, for something like Tales of the Otori, there is a genre called "Historical Fantasy".
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There are of course many books that are set in recognisable historical settings with fantasy or SF elements. The entire genre of "steampunk", for example. Fantasy authors like Guy Gavriel Kay set many of their books in settings which are almost - but not entirely - historical. That doesn't just apply to historical settings, of course. Look at the genre of "urban fastasy" - a recognisable modern-day setting with fantasy elements.
However, I think one can make a distinction between SF/fantasy, and historical fiction which is not quite true to reality.