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 02
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 02 "Kanawha is lost. What makes you think you can find it?" Chapter One A week's journey from Montreal, with the valleys of Quebec behind them and surrounded by rocky, snowcapped peaks, the giant Chu-Roto-Sha-Meshu, son of Shoru-Me-Rasha,...
The Portals Of Hell – Snippet 02
The Portals Of Hell - Snippet 02 Davin gestured down the hallway. "We always gather on the front veranda." Bayn obligingly turned to the stairs, leading Davin down the flight. As they descended, Bayn said, "I have been curious to meet the Cadet who is first in his...
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 35
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 35 Chapter 23 Despite limited Dutch, the brothers got on all right with the locals. New Amsterdam was a Babel -- even more so, given the events in Europe: Danes and Englishmen and Swedes and even a few Poles had made their way to...
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 34
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 34 "'Comforter of the sick'? Not a minister or a priest or some such?" "God forbid a priest," James answered. "But no; a minister was too costly for the Negentien Heeren. They sent over a layman, a man named Michaëlius -- but he...