The Commonwealth vessel Andromeda, captained by Dylan Hunt, in a last ditch effort to avoid a trap, maneuvers toward a nearby black hole.Time dilation near the black hole slows time for the Andromeda and Dylan until a freighter tows it out 300 years later. Dylan now must fight off the band of scavengers attempting to claim his ship as salvage.

The crew find an old Highguard Space Station inhabited by the teen-aged decedents of the original crew. Harper finishes building Rommie, the Andromeda's Avatar.