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
Marked Territory – Snippet 11
Marked Territory - Snippet 11 "You're late," a rumbling voice said. "Sorry, sorry," Frisco gasped. "I got held up." "We just bet you did," a second voice said. That voice was higher-pitched than the first. Younger, too. I slid closer, keeping quiet as I approached the...
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...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 12
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 12 Chapter 7 East of Dominica "Do we need to hit her again, Captain?" Rik Bjelke asked, looking at the smoke rising up from the side of third war galleon. Simonszoon squinted at the devastation wrought by the two hits that had...