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4-6Last Dragon Charmer series.
Prince Caden and his friends (Villain Keeper; Quest Maker) must stop the villains exiled to Asheville, North Carolina, from destroying the town with a fearsome ritual meant to reopen the portal to Razzon. The reversal of the stock fantasy premise is amusing, but it's Caden--his perspective limited by the rigid heroic ideals that disguise his insecurity around love and acceptance--who is utterly winning.