Don’t Run with Scissors! While that may have been good advice when you were six, sometimes troopers have to run with a variety of sharp objects (swords, knives, battleaxes) in the performance of their duties. You never know when you’re going to need something pointy, and it’s always helpful to have a weapon that never runs out of ammunition!

Seventeen of today’s leading scifi authors take you on a variety of science fiction missions that will have you on the edge of your seats as they show you why your mom was wrong—you absolutely must run with sharp objects.