The Hidden Relic Hunter: The Lost Portal Keys

by Alexis Westmore

For the woman who felt too invisible to make a difference, she soon becomes the center focus when her truth catalyzes the Earth Alliance, the Tokoleh, and the Separatists to search two solar systems in a race to secure the portal key relics before Earth is destroyed.The Universal Bureau of Negotiations, headquartered at The Galactic Core Station (GCS), governs the energy portals that feed Earth’s magnetic field. It is a burden unsustainable with the portal keys missing. Clues to their location exist, but Sylvia Debair, the archeology student turned writer, who could help find them – like most of Earth’s humanity – doesn’t know the GCS even exists.Forced into a trip to the GCS to see the only doctor with equipment to evaluate the cause of her escalating migraines and synesthesia, Sylvia must face the truth that stole not only her college dreams but quite possibly the hope of Earth.

432 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2025

About the author

Alexis Westmore is an author of literary fiction who resides in the Washington DC region. She is a women's literature and diversity advocate who is devoted to science and happy ever after. She is eager to see the beauty of diverse community presented broadly. She writes across genres of high fantasy, urban fantasy, epic science fiction, and romance.

Alexis is a plant lover, wine admirer, and ice cream devotee.

Reviews

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

“People were counting on her, and she didn’t want to fail this time.”

This book takes place in a futuristic world where there are immortals, humans with monster DNA, griffins, and other unexpected beings.

The main character Sylvia has a series of repeating dreams which lead her to write a book comprised of her imaginings.
While she is on an intergalactic ship, about to start her book tour, strange things start happening.
Sylvia is experiencing new worrisome sensations and visions, passengers are being interrogated and disappearing, someone steals her book, and another tells her not to let anyone find it.
Sylvia starts to wonder if everything that is happening is connected to her & her story.
Were the dreams she had more real than she could have imagined? Does the lost city from her book really exist and does need to be found in order to save earth? Or were these just the ramblings of a mad man?


“You’ll always find me because we’re one heart”
“Courage isn’t courage if you’re never afraid.“
“It’s okay to be afraid, you just have to carry on.”
“Sometimes what you fear is the next step.”
“It is only fiction if you don’t believe.”

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Audiobooks for this Audiobook ARC.

[Heather V · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Forced into a trip to the Galactic Core Station to see the only doctor with equipment to evaluate the cause of her escalating migraines and synesthesia, Sylvia must face the truth that stole not only her college dreams but quite possibly the hope of Earth”

This was an interesting and captivating story about self discovery for the main character, Sylvia. Interesting characters and “creatures” from AI to griffins. Kept my attention through the whole book.


Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book!

[Jimie]

I did not finish this book. The audio was to difficult to listen to

[Priscila Vera Schmidt · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concept was good, but the audiobook was weird.
The chapters were too short or too long, and sometimes, they were separated in various ways. This made the experience weird for me.