Tom is a human soldier with nothing left to fight for. Willow is an alien civilian with no place to go home to. Both are the lone survivors of a terrible war which has destroyed both their civilizations. Behind them is a terrible, bloodthirsty enemy, hot on their heels. Ahead of them is the entire galaxy, full of limitless wonders and horrors, exploration and salvation. What neither of them can yet understand is that the real discovery will be each other.