Commander Rick examines the role of weapons in genre fiction, from magic swords to portable nuclear weapons, featuring writers Terry Pratchett (the Discworld series), Iain M. Banks (Use of Weapons), Lois McMaster Bujold (Barrayar), and Michael Moorcock (the Elric series), Warren Murphy (co-author, The Destroyer series), Sean Stewart (Passion Play), Walter Jon Williams (Voice of the Whirlwind), Jerry Pournelle (creator, There Will Be War series), Shirley Meier (co-author, Saber and Shadow), with comic book creators Kevin Eastman (co-creator, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), M.W. Kaluta (artist, The Shadow), and Mike Baron (artist, The Punisher).