Hardcase: Audiobook
Book 1 of the Kurtz series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Hardcase audiobook runs 6 hours unabridged, narrated by Fred Filbrich (about 4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 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 6 hours, it is shorter than 78% of the 53,570 Mystery, Thriller & Horror audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on The Kurtz Series
This is book 1. 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 Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf
4,593 Mystery, Thriller & Horror 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
Hardcase is book 1 of Dan Simmons's Kurtz series: a 6-hour unabridged recording, read by Fred Filbrich, released September 16, 2014, on the Mystery, Thriller & Horror shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Fred Filbrich
- Released
- September 16, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Mystery, Thriller & Horror
- Series
- The Kurtz Series #1
- ISBN
- 9781478952565
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Hardcase audiobook?
Hardcase runs 6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4 hours.
Is the Hardcase audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Hardcase?
Hardcase is narrated by Fred Filbrich.