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A Rock and a Hard Place by Ryk Brown

A Rock and a Hard Place: Audiobook

Book 11 of the Frontiers Saga Part 2 : Rogue Castes series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Rock and a Hard Place runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jeffrey Kafer (about 6.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9.1listening hrs
Space Operastore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 9.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Rock and a Hard Place at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day19 days
1 hour / day10 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×7 days

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What our data says

  • At 9.1 hours, it is shorter than 56% of the 2,721 Space Opera audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on Frontiers Saga Part 2 : Rogue Castes

This is book 11. Books 1 to 10 run 93.7 hours before it; books 1 to 15 run 146 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1Escalation7.3 hrs
2Rescue8 hrs
3Resurrection8.5 hrs
4Rebellion8.3 hrs
5Balance10.9 hrs
6For the Triumph of Evil11 hrs
7Who Takes No Risk9.9 hrs
8Sanctuary11 hrs
9I am Justice10.2 hrs
10Retaliation8.5 hrs
11A Rock and a Hard Place9.1 hrs
12A Price Too High8.3 hrs

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

A Rock and a Hard Place is book 11 of Ryk Brown's Frontiers Saga Part 2 : Rogue Castes series: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeffrey Kafer, released June 11, 2019, on the Space Opera shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9.1 hrs
Narrated by
Jeffrey Kafer
Released
June 11, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Space Opera
Series
Frontiers Saga Part 2 : Rogue Castes #11
ISBN
9781494589042

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Rock and a Hard Place as an audiobook?

A Rock and a Hard Place runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.1 hours.

Is A Rock and a Hard Place free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates A Rock and a Hard Place?

A Rock and a Hard Place is narrated by Jeffrey Kafer.