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
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 23
Castaway Resolution - Chapter 23 Chapter 23. Hitomi gripped the arms of her seat tight, focusing on the panels in front of her. She had to concentrate, because if she didn't she'd skip from thought to thought to thought in a blur, and it would be scary. Way too scary....
Forced Perspectives – Snippet 22
Forced Perspectives - Snippet 22 "It was a man's voice, that said that." Vickery lifted his glass and swallowed a mouthful of the bourbon, and sighed as he felt it begin to relax him. "Did you recognize it? I think I did." After a pause, she said, "That old guy,...
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 22
Castaway Resolution - Chapter 22 Chapter 22. Even without Whips' terrifying message, Laura would have known that something was horribly wrong. With no visible warning, the quadbirds and other flying creatures suddenly burst from their perches and flew, whistling and...
The Demons of Constantinople – Snippet 32
The Demons of Constantinople - Snippet 32 But these guys were a solid half-century away from that sort of thing. There was a flash in Pucorl's dash cam. That arrow was enchanted. "Behave," Pucorl said in demonic. But the arrow didn't seem to understand. For that...