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
Forced Perspectives – Snippet 44
This book should be available now so this is the last snippet. Forced Perspectives - Snippet 44 "So this is going to be an invisible ghost." Loria had tried to sound sarcastic, but her voice had quavered; What would become of her if Harlowe were simply insane? Had she...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 05
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 05 A bubble of excitement rose in David's throat, heady as champagne. "Captain, you have four scouts aboard and you'll need one to streak back through the gate and file the Peregoy claim. You should reserve the others, in case...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 09
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 09 Chapter 3 Goth had left Karres before the captain. Without saying proper goodbyes, which she was still kicking herself about, but… She shook herself vigorously. No use being melancholy and miserable about it, even if she was both of...
Forced Perspectives – Snippet 43
Forced Perspectives - Snippet 43 *** "Pull over here," said Harlowe. "There she stands." "And welcomes little fishes in," piped one of the twins in the back seat of the station wagon, "with gently smiling jaws!" Agnes Loria spoke over them. "It's a church," she said...