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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.
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 Buy The Long Night Of The
Martian Missile Crisis
by C Z Hazard
Kindle
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"It took me a few days after buying this to get around to reading it, which is too bad since it was excellent! It owes it's existence to the madness of the nuclear arms race, but paints it over a snapshot from the future. A well paced quickie of a read, but one you will go back to at least a couple of times after that first read, just because! Thanks, C. Z. Hazard! Nicely done!"
"C Z Hazard's latest offering, The Long Night Of The Martian Missile Crisis, is a short story based around a futuristic version of a Cold War like scenario. Despite the short format, plenty of politically poignant questions are asked. What's a threat, what's a deterrent, is the threat real, is it a bluff? The president holds the keys to the future in this fast paced political parody. The story is bound to press your buttons if you have an interest in world politics, whether past or present."
"A great short story well written and engaging. Grips you from beginning to end."
"I like that it was short and had the qualities of a classic short sci fi masters. And nice simple twist at the end!"
"As always, I was happy to read another Hazard story. This one is a cynically accurate portrayal of the sorry state of world politics. My only complaint is that it was over so fast. I would have happily read an entire book to which this was simply the intro. Check this book out, and if you haven't read his other works, I can't overemphasize how much you should do that."
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