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
The Portals Of Hell – Snippet 09
The Portals Of Hell - Snippet 09 Chapter 5: A New Beginning Summer fled quickly. Astride Charger, riding with Belo towards L' Universite d'L's Hermanes to begin the fall semester, Davin found himself remembering spring and summer as a series of scenes, stamped into...
Heart Of The World – Snippet 08
Heart Of The World - Snippet 08 CHAPTER TWO In The Ordu of the Il-Khan Dinah ached, her whole body a single burning pain, her bottom half ripped and ruined. Lying on the hard ground in the dark she shivered, thinking she might be pregnant. Some horror growing in her....
Marked Territory – Snippet 08
Marked Territory - Snippet 08 Chapter Three The trek wasn't that bad, at first. Some of the spit and polish fell by the wayside after a couple of blocks, but Ringo's turf was far from the ugliest part of the city I'd ever seen. People moved to and fro, checking their...
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 08
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 08 Margaret's gift from their father was a brutal strength and a heroic capacity to shake off blows, both of which were only available to her when she was angry or afraid. You think yourself a queen. You shall be a slave, chained to my...