Hard as Nails: Audiobook
Book 3 of the Kurtz series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hard as Nails audiobook runs 10 hours unabridged, narrated by Fred Filbrich (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 6,732 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Kurtz Series
This is book 3. Books 1 to 2 run 13.5 hours before it; books 1 to 3 run 23.5 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardcase | 6 hrs |
| 2 | Hard Freeze | 7.5 hrs |
| 3 | Hard as Nails | 10 hrs |
More narrated by Fred Filbrich
Fred Filbrich narrates 18 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 112 hours in all.
About as long, on the Psychological shelf
2,165 Psychological audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Hard as Nails is book 3 of Dan Simmons's Kurtz series: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Fred Filbrich, released August 25, 2015, on the Psychological and Action & Adventure (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10 hrs
- Narrated by
- Fred Filbrich
- Released
- August 25, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Psychological, Action & Adventure (Fiction)
- Series
- The Kurtz Series #3
- ISBN
- 9781478952589
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hard as Nails audiobook?
Hard as Nails runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Hard as Nails audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hard as Nails?
Hard as Nails is narrated by Fred Filbrich.
Is Hard as Nails worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.