It takes a starship to raise a child. Or a time machine. Or a tribe of elves. Fortunately, Geek Parenting offers all that and more, with thoughtful mini essays that reveal profound child-rearing advice (and mistakes) from the most beloved tales of geek culture.

Nerds and norms alike can take counsel from some of the most iconic parent-child pairings found in pop culture: Aunt May and Peter Parker, Benjamin and Jake Sisko, Elrond and Arwen, even Cersei and Joffrey.

Whether you're raising an Amazon princess, a Jedi Padawan, a brooding vampire, or a standard-issue human child, Geek Parenting helps you navigate the ion storms, alternate realities, and endless fetch quests that come with being a parent. Includes parenting experts from across time and space, such as:

• Luke and Vader
• Korra and Tenzin
• Wednesday and Morticia Addams
• Frodo and Bilbo
• Rose and Jackie Tyler
• Carl and Michonne
• Thor, Loki, and Odin
• Starbuck, Apollo, and Adama
• Stewie and Lois
• Sarah Manning and Mrs. S.
• T'Challa and T'Chaka
• Spock, Sarek, and Amanda
• Claudia and Lestat
• San and Moro
• Perseus and Zeus
• Dorothy and Auntie Em
• Bruce Wayne and Alfred
• Buffy and Giles
• Meg Murry and Aunt Beast
• Orpheus and Morpheus
• Paul Atreides and Lady Jessica
• Kal-El and Jor-El
• Chakotay and Kolopak
• Scott and Dr. Evil
• Diana and Hippolyta
• Alexander and Worf

Cover illustration by Greg Christman. Cover photography: Sergei N/Shutterstock.com (boy); Tetra Images (girl).