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 Demons of Constantinople – Snippet 30
The Demons of Constantinople - Snippet 30 Chapter 10 -- Attack on Tzouroulos Location: Happytime Motel, Pucorl's Lands Time: 6:35 AM, November 17, 1372 Pucorl stepped through the door and his body changed. He was still humanoid but definitely no longer human. His...
The Demons of Constantinople – Snippet 29
The Demons of Constantinople - Snippet 29 "We can build a generator if we have to. I want to see Pucorl when he gets here. Say, did you notice Annabelle's chair is right next to Pucorl's?" Wilber shook his head. He liked Annabelle, and knew that she had a sort of...
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 19
Castaway Resolution - Chapter 19 Chapter 19. The stench was the first thing that struck Sue as the airlock door finally opened, a smell that combined the worst features of sweat, bad breath, mildew, and rot. She coughed, almost gagged before her nanos cut in and...
Forced Perspectives – Snippet 19
Forced Perspectives - Snippet 19 But the twins would be better off away from their obsessed and dangerous uncle, probably. Arguably. Secondarily. Fakhouri groaned out loud, and for a moment he glanced at the side mirror, intending to pull to the curb and let the...