Dylan and Rhade receive a month-old distress signal from Beka. After following the coordinates she left, they find the Andromeda dead in space. On board, he finds Darregacorp engineers trying to salvage it, led by Jonah Derrega, and Beka Valentine.

Beka learns she has existed in more than one place at one time when she meets a man who she knows is her father.

Dylan and Rhade attempt to infiltrate a mining camp where crystals are extracted, which contain the power needed to restore the Andromeda and leave the Seefra system.

An old friend who Harper thought was dead returns to help the crew in a battle for Seefra-5.

The arrival of Trance's sun threatens to destroy all the planets except Seefra-1 unless the system problem is fixed.

An explosion sends Dylan into an inter-dimensional loop, with a man named Elysian telling him to decipher a riddle.

With the help of the avatars of the nebula, the Andromeda goes through the Route of Ages, back to the Known Worlds, and the Commonwealth.

As the Nietzschean fleet approaches, the Andromeda prepares for the final battle.