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
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 37
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 37 "A large part of our goal was to see the lay of the land, to understand what was going on in the New World. But it's clear that we can accomplish something more important -- to forge friendship, if not alliance, between all of...
Marked Territory – Snippet 04
Marked Territory - Snippet 04 Chapter Two I got lucky and found a bus idling at the curb while it loaded a young guy in a wheelchair. While he was getting situated, I padded around to the back and got comfortable on the rear bumper. After the elevator doors finally...
The Newton Cipher – Snippet 15
The book should be available now so this is the last snippet. The Newton Cipher - Snippet 15 Wren Library Cambridge, England The snow fell in wet flakes as Trina ducked from her train into the station. Unlike Kings Cross, which had multiple platforms beneath arched...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 39
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 39 Chapter Fourteen Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero, (Seize the day, put very little trust in tomorrow). – Horace, Odes Atlantis Base Turning away from the window at which she stood, Bethany asked her leader,...