Peter Azuogu | The Plight of Midnight

The Debut Intergalactic Medieval Sci-Fi Fantasy

The Plight
The Plight
of Midnight
of Midnight

The century-long War of the Best is hurtling toward its bloody conclusion. Follow Lucent Yudell Eshclep, wielder of the Warpbringer Longswords, in an epic journey spanning the medieval worlds of Volthun, Sandatosia, and Zaranova.

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The War of the Best

A Full Synopsis

What was the War of the Best? Why did the War of the Best begin after the Ethereal Wizard Taddeum Kling passed away, the only magical human being that ever lived on earth?

In this adult fiction intergalactic medieval sci-fi fantasy novel covering the conclusion to the century-long war, we follow the Lucent of the Round called Lucent Yudell Eshclep, the wielder of the Warpbringer Longswords—eight magically enchanted longswords stored into four scabbards.

The biggest and most important moments of how the War of the Best began and ended happen during this novel, and Lucent Yudell Eshclep is consistently at the centre of most of them.

Volthun

Based upon Great Britain, a medieval European setting where the majority of the story takes place.

Sandatosia

Based upon Igboland, an African setting that seamlessly transitions into the narrative.

Zaranova

Based upon Japan, an Asian setting incorporating unique forms of dialogue and cultural environments.

"The story can get very medieval with vivid horror elements, but can also be extraordinarily humorous in certain moments."

The Plight of Midnight is Peter Azuogu’s debut novel, the first entry in the Plight trilogy. It reads in an incredibly exhilarating capacity with no filler and no attempt made to insult the intelligence of the audience.

Authentically diverse storytelling like never before.

Peter Azuogu

about the author

Born in Lagos, Nigeria on the 14th of July in the year 2000 before emigrating to the United States with his parents at the age of 2, Peter Azuogu (pronounced Uh-Zog) schooled in Southern California from elementary school to undergraduate university where he studied politics, philosophy, and economics at Pomona College, a liberal arts private school in Claremont, California.

Peter Azuogu currently lives in Los Angeles, California, and is the premier novelist behind the Plight trilogy of intergalactic medieval sci-fi fantasy novels which includes The Plight of Midnight that focuses on the War of the Best, The Plight of Nightfall that hones in on the beginning of the Final War, and The Plight of Dawn that delves into the middle and the end of the Final War.

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Witness the End of a Century-Long War

The fate of Volthun and the legacies of the Warpbringer Longswords converge. Enter the high-stakes conflict that intertwines the mythic past with the resolution of the present.

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