When young widow Riss Waldon wakes up aboard the voyaging spaceship "Caledonia, " 510 years in her future, she has no idea how or why she got there. As friendships develop with the crew, she wonders if it is possible to begin a new life here. Her quest to find a place for herself comes to a head when the fate of the entire crew rests on her shoulders alone. Can Riss step out of the shadows of her past life in order to save her new friends? All she can do is try ...