"Submarines run by laptops connected to old-fashioned typewriters! Giant squids and Kraken! Ottermen and gorillas! Talking gorillas. Talking gorilla sea captains. Kevin Noel Olson's "Eerey Tocsin on the Underwater Island" is inspired, steampunky fantasy for kids and adults alike. And the talking gorilla sea captain had me at 'hello'."
Eerey Tocsin In The Cryptoid Zoo. "One of the privileges of writing a review column is being able to break your own reviews. You see, this is a column devoted to modern day pulp fiction and this title is certainly not that. It is a wonderful, exciting, extremely original children's book by the very talented Mr. Olson. Having had the pleasure of reading the manuscript before it went to the presses, I was only to happy to contribute a small cover blurb for this terrific story. And now that the book is out and marvelously illustrated by Debi Hammack, I want all you Harry Potter fans to go out and buy this. Eerey Tocsin is one of the most charming, amusing and daring heroines to come down the literary highway in years. This adventure is fast-paced, dark and mysterious and a through joy to read. Just when you think the wonder and magic have slowed down, you turn the page and wham, it jumps right back at you. I really, really hope this is on the first in a series. I am now an Eerey fan and I want more. Lots more. - Ron Fortier, Writer of POPEYE and THE GREEN HORNET for Now Comics, and PETER PAN: RETURN TO NEVERLAND for Malibu Comics