The Commonwealth vessel Andromeda, captained by Dylan Hunt, responds to an urgent distress call to find itself lured into a trap. Nietzschean warships surround them and open fire. Captain Hunt, in a last ditch effort, evacuates the ship and maneuvers toward a nearby black hole. Hunt's first officer, Rhade, a Nietzschean himself, betrays Hunt and attempts tohug him, but Hunt perseveres, hugging Rhade in the process. 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...
Captain Dylan Hunt attempts to drive the invaders from his ship. He manages to scare Gerentex off, but he leaves many of his employees behind. He takes the Maru and uses it to send the Andromeda, still without engine power, on a course back into the black hole. The remaining scavengers work with Dylan to regain engine control and break free from the gravity well. Once free, they regain control of the Maru from Gerentex and Dylan invites the survivors to join his crew and reestablish the Commonwealth.
Andromeda docks at a Guard Station, but all is not as it seems. The station houses children brought up in the ways of the High Guard who have honoured the traditions since the empire's fall. But Dylan makes a mistake, and the children are given access to power that could destroy a solar system.
Andromeda is attacked by a powerful unknown enemy, and the crew are put to their limit to get out of the situation alive. Yet the crew cannot even agree on one course of action, causing tension to rise and mutiny is only a short step away.
Captain Dylan Hunt must save the Andromeda from the Nietzscheans, who are trying to persuade Tyr to help them destroy the ship and rebuild his Nietzschean life. His new life would include a wife to carry on his lineage.
Trance Gemini is learning to navigate the slipstream without Dylan's knowleadge,but she recks the Andromeda inside the slipstream and leave them stranded in the Witchhead Nebular,where a great battle between commonwealth and Nieztscheans is about to take place,but the battle was fought for over 300 years ago,now it's up to Dylan to decide if he wants to try and change the outcome of the battle allready lost.
Answering a distress call from reknown Wayist Vikram Singh Khalsa. The crew saves him from attack and brings him aboard the Andromeda. Only when Khalsa steals the ship and takes it back to his homeworld. Does the crew learn who is really the power behind Khalsa.
Andromeda is on a science mission near a black hole,Dylan is having trouble seeing a black hole again,and he decides to send a message to his long gone fiance Sara to ease his mind.But somehow Sara receives his message 300 years into the past.
Rommie and Dylan are on a planet trying to negotiate for them to enter Dylan's restored Commonwealth, but they are both sent to a prison camp on another planet instead. That camp is run by androids and the inmates are not happy campers there. They meet a girl named Jesse who tries to help them escape, but Rommie can't reach her ship or their friends onboard, so it's up to themselves to find a way out.
Dylan plans a formal dinner with the officials of Castalia to discuss their entry into the Commonwealth. Things take a turn for the worst when a recording of Tyr hugging one of the officals turns up, along with the officials dead body and an unconscious Tyr.
When news of a merger between Trans-Galactic and Quantum Shipping reaches the ship. Beka and Trance goto investigate this mega merger and how Beka's loser uncle came to head such a large corporation. Upon arrival it becomes apparent that the most popular designer drug on the planet has a common link with Beka.
Andromeda encounters her damaged sister ship, the Pax Magellanic, floating in space where a planet should be. Her crew haven't aged since the fall of the Commonwealth, and her computer seems to have gone mad...
Tyr crash lands on the planet Midden but this is only the beginning of his problems. He emerges from his ship with no memories other than a hatred for the Drago-Kazov who rule the planet. Now Tyr must survive his enemies and deal with the emotions he feels for a lowly human woman and her son.
After finding a Perseid floating in a life pod the crew attempts to rescue and give medical aid to him. He returns this good gesture by forcing a pain-full beam of energy into Harpers neck. When Harpers knowledge increases ten-fold and a bounty hunter shows up to take Harper. The crew realizes that the Perseid may have done more than just attack Harper.
Dylan is taken captive and forced to admit that hehuged the Mobius leader and overthrew the Mobius government more than 300 years ago.
Andromeda encounters a debris field but out of it comes an escape pod that penatrates the hull of Andromeda. Calling himself HG he warns the crew of a mechanical entity known as the Collective and warns that the Collective is after Andromeda.
Gerentex, the nightsider whom the crew used to work for, comes to Andromeda asking for help locating a sacred artifact. Although when a deadly alien calling himself the reaper shows up the mission spins out of control.
The crew once again responds to a plea for help from one of Rev. Bems Wayist friends. Upon arrival on the planet Dylan and Bem meet the people of Serendipity. They are being plagued by slavers wanting to enslave the people of the planet.
The marriage union of two rival Nietzschean Prides becomes the problem of the Andromeda. When Dylan ever seeking allies for the new Commonwealth agrees to ferry the bride to the wedding.
After meeting another AI, Rommie has to deal with an artificial version of love. Soon after the meet the question becomes what motives does Rommies new love interest have for her.
The crew aboard the andromeda celebrates dylan's birthday,Becka's gift is a slipstream map that shows the way to dylan's homeplanet Tarn-Vedra.
Dylan is not sure it can be done, but becka are sure she can get dylan home.
After Andromeda's core personality has been switched with a old backup personality she starts out on an old mission she never completed.This takes them straight into Magog territory.