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
Heart Of The World – Snippet 16
Heart Of The World - Snippet 16 CHAPTER THREE Caravanserai The merchant Gilbert d'Baalbeck, with five camels and four servants and a chest full of money, left the Il-Khan's summer camp and went south and west, toward the Euphrates. The road was poor, but Gilbert saw...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 17
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 17 Touman nodded soberly, stood, and faced back where his invisible entourage was waiting. After a moment, they rose. He pointed at Eddie and started speaking loudly in French. Gallagher whispered the translation over Eddie's...
Heart Of The World – Snippet 15
Heart Of The World - Snippet 15 Dokaz was sitting in the back, behind the painted screen, drinking chah. When Dinah came in and bowed, the Khatun said, "Sit down, please. I saw you, that was daring, I thought, and I hope useful. What did you find out?" "Just what you...
Marked Territory – Snippet 15
Marked Territory - Snippet 15 Chapter Five The crew inside the old church gave me a hero's welcome. Banny did a speed run all around the main room, as if all the nervous energy he'd been holding onto had finally snapped like a rubber band. He ended giving me something...