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The Long Night Of The Martian Missile Crisis
The fate of humanity weighs heavy on the President of a united Earth.
Faced with increasingly aggressive posturing from Mars, he finds himself in the middle of a missile crisis for a new generation, as the Martians position their weapons on Earth's Moon. This results in a drastic shift in the balance of power, with the Martians now possessing first strike capacity far surpassing that of the Earth. With tensions mounting and the doomsday clock ticking ever closer to midnight, will either side back down in time? Will the President make the right choice? Is there even a right choice for the President to make?
The futures of two planets hang in the balance.
Set on a slightly futuristic, alternate Earth, this cautionary tale evokes cold war hysteria and knife-edge politics as it tells its pertinent and poignant story in an age where Game Theory and fear of Mutually Assured Destruction are no longer the solutions they once were.
Faced with increasingly aggressive posturing from Mars, he finds himself in the middle of a missile crisis for a new generation, as the Martians position their weapons on Earth's Moon. This results in a drastic shift in the balance of power, with the Martians now possessing first strike capacity far surpassing that of the Earth. With tensions mounting and the doomsday clock ticking ever closer to midnight, will either side back down in time? Will the President make the right choice? Is there even a right choice for the President to make?
The futures of two planets hang in the balance.
Set on a slightly futuristic, alternate Earth, this cautionary tale evokes cold war hysteria and knife-edge politics as it tells its pertinent and poignant story in an age where Game Theory and fear of Mutually Assured Destruction are no longer the solutions they once were.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 23, 2015
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About the author
C.Z. Hazard
6 books13 followersC Z Hazard has turned his hand to many things over his thirty-some years on this planet. At various points in his life, he has been a comic store clerk, a professional wrestler, manager to a rap artist, and robot-monger. He’s since taken to writing, because he really rather likes it.
His first novel, "Not In The Eye", was first released in digital format in 2013, and a face-meltingly successful Kickstarter campaign put the book in print in 2015. His second novel, "Generic Vampire Novel #937" was split into two parts for digita release. Part One, "American Sexy", and Part Two, "Horrorcaust", are available to buy on Amazon.
Hazard’s fiction is the transgressive progeny of his lifelong fascination with story and his early immersion in pop culture, which developed through adulthood into a keen interest in media trends and the fame machine that defines it. His work satirises (often brutally) the world we’ve created and the future we are set to inherit.
He’s a devotee of sci fi, a skilled Super Mario player, proponent of the Unified Sock Theory, and a highly vocal advocate of the Oxford Comma. He was also Time Magazine’s Person of The Year 2006. In anticipation of your scepticism, he challenges you to look it up.
His first novel, "Not In The Eye", was first released in digital format in 2013, and a face-meltingly successful Kickstarter campaign put the book in print in 2015. His second novel, "Generic Vampire Novel #937" was split into two parts for digita release. Part One, "American Sexy", and Part Two, "Horrorcaust", are available to buy on Amazon.
Hazard’s fiction is the transgressive progeny of his lifelong fascination with story and his early immersion in pop culture, which developed through adulthood into a keen interest in media trends and the fame machine that defines it. His work satirises (often brutally) the world we’ve created and the future we are set to inherit.
He’s a devotee of sci fi, a skilled Super Mario player, proponent of the Unified Sock Theory, and a highly vocal advocate of the Oxford Comma. He was also Time Magazine’s Person of The Year 2006. In anticipation of your scepticism, he challenges you to look it up.
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July 17, 2017
Soooo...Humans have finally managed to find a way to live in peace with each other, no longer is there any more wars or terrorism....the fix is to go to war with the Martians. So close!
The story revolves around the President of the USA deciding on whether to strike before the Martians are at full power. I enjoyed the inner dialogue of the president as he remembers each stage in his life when he earns a key, house/bike/car/summer home/nukes, it's gotta be better than what is going on inside the current President's head.
A good little story.
The story revolves around the President of the USA deciding on whether to strike before the Martians are at full power. I enjoyed the inner dialogue of the president as he remembers each stage in his life when he earns a key, house/bike/car/summer home/nukes, it's gotta be better than what is going on inside the current President's head.
A good little story.
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