It's year 2018 and thanos has just destroyed nearly all life on the planet xandar. After a massive battle wounded Nova Prime Rhomann Dey manages to excape narrowly. Although he is wounded and dying. He manages to make his way to earth where he selects college student 21 year old Richard Rider to replace him as nova prime before he dies.
In China another Nova Corpsman is discovered unconscious, his name is garthan saal and he blames Rhomann dey for the fall of xandar.
5 years later and Richard rider is 26 years old and struggling to adjust to adulthood. Every night he has nightmares of xandar being destroyed and of another life. After a number of attacks on his life Richard begins to suspect that these nightmares are real as he begins to discover his power. Richard must go to the remnants of xandar where he is faced with a threat that only he can stop.
