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 Initiate – Snippet 22
The Initiate - Snippet 22 Moreno drew the Second Sign of Saturn on the tarp in charcoal, put the scarred piece of molding in the center, then set up other items along the edge: a plastic food-storage container with holes punched in the lid, a bone-handled bronze...
The Demons of Constantinople – Snippet 31
The Demons of Constantinople - Snippet 31 "I want to try something," Wilber said. "But I am going to need Pucorl's permission. Can you tell me why you didn't want Merlin or Igor in on this call?" "Because Merlin is a muse of a god that existed in France in the time of...
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 21
Castaway Resolution - Chapter 21 Chapter 21. "No offense," a sleepy-eyed Portmaster Ventrella said, cradling his coffee in his hands like a precious jewel, "but this had better be very good, Sue." "You know I wouldn't kick you out of bed for anything that wasn't," Sue...
Forced Perspectives – Snippet 21
Forced Perspectives - Snippet 21 CHAPTER FIVE: Regressively Indiv By feel, for he had no visible body in this hallucination, Vickery pulled the .45 out from behind his belt with his left hand and flicked down the tight safety lever. He couldn't see his arm or the gun,...