A fugitive of Old Earth, captain of a stolen, self-aware ship, Burton is a man on a personal mission of the highest importance: to find the human race a new home amid the stars. He's got the tools, he's got the genetic material, and he's got a teenage first mate, who may or may not be his daughter. As the planets roll past and the secrets roll out, Burton will confront the very past he hoped to leave behind. But in the meantime, he has the music of the ages to kick back to.