I’ve listened to this story three to four times over the past few years. Every time I listen to it, it gives me a chance to reflect on different aspects of life - overcoming hardships, friends, family, etc. It’s a great story.

On the one hand it’s a man writing about a hyper competent and tiny young (barely) woman. On the other hand there’s tons of moralizing about working hard and making your own way talking over indentured servitude. In the end, it’s a fun kind of hope punk space story with light geology and mining science & tech. It’s a bit low gravity, but sometimes that’s exactly what you’re in the mood for.

I just completed listening to the podcast of Tumbler. I found the story quite entertaining and very refreshing. I very much enjoyed the setting. Every day hard working folk, living on the frontier of man’s expansion into space. Libby’s progression from naive greenhorn city slicker into a sharp and skilled frontier miner is a interesting journey to say the least, and the journey is one well worth taking. But what I find most enjoyable is even though the story is set in a fictional universe where mankind has moved out into the far reaches of the galaxy, the science of the story is relatable. It’s not far fetched and difficult to grasp. Everything feels like it could be happening right now. Combine that with characters that are just living a day to day life working to make ends meet and put food on their tables, and it provides readers/listeners with a story which we all can relate. My only downer with the story is that it feels to short. I found myself wanting more of the story, wanting to know more about the lives of the townsfolk and how they’ll bounce back from the hardships they face. Tumbler is a great story and is well worth giving a listening or read, whichever you choose.

This may not be the longest story out there but it is well worth listening to! Awesome story had me hooked in the first episode!

The audiobook world is cluttered with good ideas that suffer from poor writing/editing and poor narration. But this is one of the good ones. A simple storyline, but time-honored and well executed. An enjoyable read.

I'm 1/2 way through and would advise to give it a go

The story of a young woman who is tricked into signing up as an asteroid miner, and how she deals with, and overcomes the challenges of surviving in the hostile environment. The story is fairly well written, with an interesting protagonist, some good supporting characters and an engaging plot. It has some issues, thought. My first gripe is with the supporting cast. They all seem like very one dimensional archetypes, the grizzled miner, the curious young girl, the know-it-all child and the mother figure bar owner. These characters are interesting, and I kept hoping they would be fleshed out and given real personality and character, but that never happened. My second gripe is with the audio quality. The first couple episodes had horrible audio quality, and poor narration. The narration and the audio got better and better as the story went on, but the first two episodes almost made me turn it off and delete it from my ipod.

I found this story to be very entertaining, I was captivated throughout the whole book. Very good writing and reading. I’ve recommended it to friends. Thanks a million.

I really enjoyed this take on a spacer mining community. The plot was fast moving, yet deep enough to hold my interest the whole way through. Great job!

This is a great story, very entertaining and all without giant space battles or killer zombie aliens trying to eat your brains. I really enjoy finding a story that is appropriate for families.

This is the story of a young woman who has lost everything, and gambles the last thing she has, her freedom, and looses. It tells of how even with nothing she refuses to give up and along the way finds that she is pretty darn good on her own. This story is clean (Meaning that the rating never wanders above a PG) and will entertain adults as well as being minivan friendly. The story is expertly narrated by Ms. SV Allie, a wonderful choice for the voice of Libby the main character.

Tumbler is an engaging story about a young woman who ends up in the asteroid belt as a miner. She meets many interesting and sympathetic characters and advances from one challenge to the next. She must find herself and where she fits in to be truly happy. The author has written a clear and ingrossing story and the narrator voices a character that is believable and sympathetic. A truly wonderful story.