When the maiden voyage of the experimental ship Fortune goes catastrophically wrong, Dr. Olivia White and her small crew find themselves stranded in the far future and distant reaches of the galaxy.

With each use of its damaged light-drive, Fortune is propelled ever further into an unknowable future, forcing the crew to contend with their new reality, the danger it brings and the dark heart of the drive that caused it all.

Earth now a distant memory, Fortune and her crew venture onwards into an increasingly hostile and bizarre universe. But on their journey of survival, they will come to learn the ultimate fate of humanity and uncover a threat to the entire universe.