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
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 15
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 15 Ferpa took special care of the boy, and Kort watched over Ferpa. Chigozie noticed the large bison-headed beastman watching the cow-headed beastwife who was his counterpart whenever she was in the child's presence. Worried he might harm...
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 14
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 14 "What does this ritual entail?" Cathy asked. If there truly was some ritual that she, or the king, or the seven Ladies, could perform, then she was in favor. "It is an ancient practice." The king knit his fingers together and stared into...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 16
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 16 Chapter 9 Petit-cul-de-sac Marin, Guadeloupe Even after the French survivors had all been removed to Intrepid, the Kalinago didn't emerge from the forest until she lowered a longboat carrying the warriors they'd left behind...
Heart Of The World – Snippet 14
Heart Of The World - Snippet 14 Jun gave her a sharp look. "What's wrong? What happened in there?" Dinah shook her head. "Nothing. Nothing." She went in among the other women, comforted by their numbers. *** One day the French merchant told her, "Bohemund is coming."...