In the 23rd century during the maiden voyage of the Star-ship Andromeda its wormhole drive is tested successfully.
Fifteen years earlier the star-ship Leviathan propelled by the first version of the worm-hole drive disappeared on its maiden voyage. As the only other vessel equipped with an operational ER drive, the Andromeda is reassigned to the Leviathan's rescue mission.
The Andromeda’s crew locates the crashed Leviathan on Theta-25L, a desolate planet 50,000 million light years from Earth. Shortly after arriving on the planet surface, tragedy strikes and the entire mission is thrown into jeopardy. Soon the Andromeda’s crew discovers the Leviathan’s megalomaniac sole survivor and Theta-25L both harbour terrifying secrets…