Review: Not satisfying without the context of the "Vicious" novel.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
This is a Tor.com short story of about probably 5 to 10 pages.  Apparently, like most (all) of the Tor.com Original brand, it is a vignette from a longer book set in the same world, however, unitl I read the reviews, I did not know that, and couldn't fathom how this story fit into a larger book.The story involves David, who was involved in a climbing adventure cut short by an avalanche that killed off his teammates and killed him - temporarily - until he was revived by EMTs.  Because of the cold, David's desire to warm up, apparently became somehow a permanent condition that he cannot control.  So, there are references to him melting things down with his touch.  He become a recluse, until he decides to go to a bar and runs into what I assume is a religious fanatic whose motivations are completely unexplained.From an outsider's perspective, the end of the story made no sense and the story arc itself was pointless.  Perhaps if this story is integrated into the larger mythos of the novel - according to other reviews, "Vicious" by V.E. Schwab - the story may be quite satisfying, but I don't know.I guess the take-away is to read this short story after reading Vicious.