Without time to recover from the staggering losses from the showdown at Port Napier, Dan Dare reassumes his position as the head of the fleet, and attempts to deal with the larger problem: the Mekon, and the black hole that he's brought along with him. As Dare learns of the range of the Mekon's treachery, he begins to realize that there's only one thing he can offer to sate the Mekon's depraved aims...