Young Adult Literature; Fantasy
Why young adult? Look at the main characters in Skin Hunger: Sadima's seventeen for most of the story, and the guys she's living with are twenty-ish; Hahp is eleven going on twelve, and his roomie Gerrard is around his age too, as are the rest of the boys in the academy. The characters go through normal growing-up stuff like leaving home, learning new things, getting a crush, and fighting for survival against evil wizards. Ya know, typical young adult lit material, with a little magic thrown into the mix…
… Which brings us to why Skin Hunger counts as fantasy: wizards, flying horses, and sharing thoughts and feelings with animals. This ain't historical fiction, folks, since none of that stuff exists in our world.