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 12
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 12 "I've browbeaten the Electors into raising taxes," Thomas said. "Then I borrowed against future tax receipts to be able to spend the money now, and I am recruiting the army which I shall use to raze Cahokia to the flat plain of the...
The Portals Of Hell – Snippet 12
This book should be available now so this is the last snippet. The Portals Of Hell - Snippet 12 "For instance, God's Power is definitely a form of energy, but it is not like sunlight. It can pass through anything. It cannot be easily felt or sensed directly, and most...
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 11
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 11 Lee touched upon an interesting question: What kind of healer could treat Sarah, if she never left her goddess's holy of holies? And a related question was: What kind of healer could do any more for Sarah than she could do for herself, if...
The Portals Of Hell – Snippet 11
The Portals Of Hell - Snippet 11 Chapter 6: The Wrong Answer Davin crossed the center of the campus, neck muscles tight and face grim. Summer classes were completing today, final examinations starting tomorrow; the fall session would begin soon after. Davin was...