Weird Luck in the City of the Watcher - Andrew M Reichart

When Aleck, teenage stoner, stumbles through an interdimensional portal, he finds himself in a magical half-ruined city. He is welcomed by a fire-breathing wolf and a shapeshifter from the forest who claim, unbelievably, to be expecting him. Prophecies, they say. Aleck learns that a tyrannical sorcerer rules the populace with an iron fist, feeding like a psychic vampire upon their suffering. His army of inhuman stormtroopers keeps the few remaining rebels scattered in the wilderness. But there is an ancient relic that can unite the guerrillas.... And Aleck is a key, in some way he can't quite follow, to retrieving this relic.... Too stunned and curious to resist, he lets them drag him on their quest. After all, this could be a real chance to make a difference for the people in this weird world. What's the worst that could happen...?