Ryan Watters and the King's Sword

Not too long back, I won a copy of Eric Reinhold's book "Ryan Watters and the King's Sword". I read it eagerly, as it's the only author-signed book I own (and if that's not cool, I don't know what is...).
I liked it, glad to say; though it was a bit on the "cliche" side of Christian fantasy.
So here's the story.
Ryan is a normal kid in a small town (which actually exists, believe it or not) with normal kid problems - including a certain bully. Then one night, an angel visits Ryan and gives him several powerful objects, and commissions him on a quest to find the King's Sword. This sets off a wonderfuly colorful adventure that includes talking animals, other worlds, strangly colored water, and the said bully.
Now, all that said, it is a fun book, and worth the read. I did find it to be - like I said - just a little cliche: the talking animals were nothing special, (though they were good characters) and the story was pretty predictable.
The spiritual side of the story - the battle between good and evil, as the bully and his demonic boss infiltrate this fantasy world and bring dissatisfaction and chaos - is probably the best part of it, because - well, I won't say, as it would just spoil the story for you. lol
I would reccomend "The King's Sword" for kids - probably about twelve and under, though I enjoyed it well enough to read it twice myself.
Anyway, that's my quickie review - hopefully the next time I post something, I'll have something besides a review to write about!
~Trav