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
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 19
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 19 In a day that had been difficult for gunnery to begin with, and with marginally substandard accuracy, the gun crews of Resolve's naval rifles redeemed themselves in that moment: one round went in amidships, the other into the...
Marked Territory – Snippet 16
Marked Territory - Snippet 16 "You're fine, kid," Bear said. "Get yourself a drink, then hustle back to your spot." She was off as soon as Bear finished talking, heading down the street at something that was nearly a run. She crossed against the light, heading back...
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 16
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 16 # Charlie Donelsen spat tobacco juice through one of the many gaps in his teeth. His aim was true and his shot was long, as they sang of the Lion of Missouri, and he launched the brown gob across the wooden trestle table and hit the roots...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 18
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 18 Chapter 10 East of Dominica Maarten Tromp empathized with the Spanish, even if he felt less than an iota of sympathy for them. If they had had a balloon of their own, they could have foreseen each step of the disaster that...