Reading order
Joe Kurtz reading order
- 3 volumes
- Volumes
- 2001–2003
- Published
- about 17 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
Quick answer
A plan for the whole series
3 volumes, 910 pages, about 17 hours. At 45 min a day that is about 3 weeks.
Stages
This series fits in one stage. You finish around November 20, 2026.
- Stage 117 habout 3 weeksby November 20, 2026
- 1. Hardcase
- 2. Hard Freeze
- 3. Hard as Nails
- The end of the series
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How this plan is calculated
The plan comes from the pages and ratings of each volume: we split the series into stages of about three weeks’ reading, size each break to the stage before it, and read the chance of finishing from how many readers rate the last volume compared with the first. How we work out the plan →
Every volume in order
No volume in this series has enough ratings to enter a ranking yet, so the list carries no scores — the order and the volumes are still complete.
Order and years: Wikidata (CC0). Spotted an error? Tell us. · Data updated October 29, 2026
Frequently asked questions
Which Joe Kurtz book is the longest?
“Hard as Nails” is the longest at 370 pages; the shortest is “Hardcase” with 204 pages.
What should I read after Joe Kurtz?
Other series by Dan Simmons: Hyperion Cantos, Seasons of Horror.
