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.
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The Demons of Constantinople – Snippet 27
The Demons of Constantinople - Snippet 27 John V pounded a small paperweight on the table. "That can be discussed at a later time. You were talking about demo -- 'angel' enchanted crystal sets. But you have yet to explain their great advantage." "Communications are a...
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 16
Castaway Resolution - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. "I don't see anything," Xander whispered. "To the right of that big white rock," Caroline said quietly. Xander concentrated on the indicated area and his omni activated his retinal displays, causing the metamaterial lenses...
The Demons of Constantinople – Snippet 26
The Demons of Constantinople - Snippet 26 Chapter 9 -- Councils of the Mighty Location: Edirne, Formerly Adrianopolis, Ottoman Capital Time: Mid-afternoon, November 4, 1372 Sultan Murad I didn't shout at the courier. He wanted to, but by this time in his life what he...
Forced Perspectives – Snippet 16
Forced Perspectives - Snippet 16 CHAPTER FOUR: If You'd Just Try Leaving Los Angeles at last, Vickery and Castine drove east to San Bernardino, then up through the Cajon Pass into the Mojave Desert. They stopped for half an hour at the little town of Hesperia,...