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 Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 01
The Macedonian Hazard - Snippet 01 The Macedonian Hazard By Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett Prologue: Build, Sell, or Die Queen of the Sea, off the coast of Trinidad November 28, 321 BCE Stella Matthews lay on the bed in her cabin on the Queen of the Sea and...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 41
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 41 "Seems to me we are here to spy on matters that are manifestly none of our business. And how is it that Sophie's understanding of personal matters might be lacking? She is a widow, she knows --" "Her marriage was arranged for...
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 39
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 39 # Cal rode the coach without companions. Charlie Donelsen was meeting with Rupp and Bondí, organizing Bondí's testimony before the Assembly. The Creole accountant had brought with him from New Orleans ledgers indicating regular cash...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 40
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 40 Chapter 21 Oranjestad, St. Eustatia Anne Cathrine, daughter of King Christian IV by morganatic marriage (and so, not a princess) yawned, stretched, fended off the sunlight that eked in through the slight gap in the hurricane...