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 13
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 13 "Doesn't Cahokia have doctors?" Chapter Three At Sarah's insistence, Cathy Filmer had been made one of the Ladies of Tendance, the seven women who were permitted to pass through the veil of the Temple of the Sun and enter into the...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 14
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 14 He saw Klees' quizzical look. "Yes, I understand the point of the steam tugs, Lieutenant. It was not enough that the Spanish war galleons sped ahead of their main body and then could not maneuver back to engage you without...
Heart Of The World – Snippet 12
Heart Of The World - Snippet 12 The merchant turned and answered, and they were speaking French. She hovered, listening. She got some of it. She went back to the counter, and the merchant swung back to her. She said, stumbling, "Je vuv-veux menorah? Shofar?" He looked...
Marked Territory – Snippet 12
Marked Territory - Snippet 12 Chapter Four The crew was mostly asleep by the time I got back to St. Bart's, but Mordecai roused Mitzi long enough for her to unpin the door and let me in. I spent a couple of hours curled up near the wall, my head resting on my flank....