About the Snippets
Snippets are excerpts from books which have not yet been published. I started posting snippets on Baen’s Bar back in 1999 and have maintained the practice ever since. Some years ago, when I first launched this web site, I carried over the snippets and post them here. They’re also still posted on Baen’s Bar, if you prefer that venue. (Go to www,baen.com, select “Baen Community,” and then select “Baen’s Bar” from the drop-down menu.)
All of the snippets are posted in my conference, titled “Mother of Demons.” They can sometimes also be found in other conferences, depending on the title.
The snippets begin with the start of a book and typically go through half the novel before breaking off when the book is published. In addition to posting snippets from my own novels, I also post (with their permission) snippets from books written by many other authors.
We post snippets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Most Recent
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 13
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 13 "And do the Empire's police do have a problem with that?" asked Pausert, reading her tone. "She's a little girl, Chief-Inspector. Not a drug lord or a pirate captain." "It does make me wish to know who her father is -- and why she's...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 09
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 09 6: NEW CALIFORNIA The message reached Sloan before the messenger. A scout from the cruiser Samuel Peregoy had sent it, heavily encrypted, as soon as the scout cleared the Polyglot-New California gate. The message had traveled...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 12
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 12 "I see. But what has this got to do with me? Or your reaction to the lifecraft?" asked Pausert. "On board that life-craft was another powerful and wealthy man. Also a Counsellor. Counsellor Bormgo," explained the policewoman. "The...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 08
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 08 5: POLYGLOT Philip paused on the beach to gaze back at the factory on the ridge, which belched black clouds against a bright sky. Folly. Before him lay the kelp farm, producing sustainable, low-cost, nourishing raw material for a...