Portals
Paperback
Publisher: Ignite
Published: Apr 29 2026
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.80
Height: 0.73 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
When Dr. Alex Reeves finds a hidden journal left behind by a disappeared sibling, a three-year obsession finally yields a set of impossible coordinates. Deep in the Guatemalan jungle at Site 7-Gamma, a prehistoric stone structure is breathing-emitting heat and energy that defy every archaeological and physical law. Alongside a skeptical physicist named Tara Vasquez, Alex discovers that the site is not a ruin but a functional mechanism, an ancient biometric portal that assesses the intent of those who approach it.
The search leads through a threshold into the Weaver's City, a world where buildings are grown rather than built and information flows through bioluminescent sap. Here, Alex finds the missing Jordan Reeves, now a component of the network's foundational architecture. But the brothers' reunion is overshadowed by a looming catastrophe: the portal network is tearing under the weight of an unauthorized expansion led by a visionary named Eldrin.
As the fabric of connected worlds begins to collapse, Alex and Jordan must navigate the network's deepest structure to trigger a manual repair. The mission requires an impossible choice between connection and control, testing whether Alex's commitment to the network is based on the desire to save a sibling or the will to protect forty-seven connected worlds. Portals is an epic exploration of grief, the methodology of discovery, and the living systems that bind the stars together.
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