booksSaturday, June 27, 2026
Today's book coverage splits between a major SFF release and a writer's ode to a dead word processor. Adrian Tchaikovsky's latest gets a thoughtful review, while Robert J. Sawyer makes a case for WordStar's enduring appeal. The rest is lighter fare: a comic preview and a cozy sci-fi novel.
The day's most substantive piece is a review of the fourth Children of Time novel, which the reviewer calls a bleak but satisfying far-future saga.
Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Strife gets a positive review that calls it a chunky, idea-heavy far-future saga spanning three timelines. The reviewer frames it as a bleak cautionary tale about humanity's expansion into space.
A different kind of reading: Robert J. Sawyer writes a passionate defense of WordStar, the program he's used for decades.
Robert J. Sawyer writes a detailed retrospective on WordStar, the word processor he used for all his novels. He argues for its superiority over modern tools, tracing its history from 1978 and explaining its command-based interface.
Rounding out the day are a comic preview and a cozy sci-fi novel review, both short on substance.
A preview of Marvel's Challenges of Doom: Mr. Fantastic #1 shows a young Victor Von Doom clashing with Reed Richards. The article is wrapped in Bleeding Cool's LOLtron AI gimmick, which may or may not be your thing.
Rebecca Thorne's Moss'd in Space is a cozy sci-fi novel about organic space travel. The review is brief and promotional, noting the book is the start of a new series from a USA Today bestselling author.
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