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 28
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 28 Chapter 18 Boston Gordon did not want to go alone into town -- he thought about giving the line he'd used in Newfoundland, that they only traveled in pairs -- but Endecott left no choice; the troop formed up around him and they...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 31
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 31 Chapter Eleven Land the landing force. --Traditional BdL ALTA An IM-71 shuddered and hopped on the pick-up area of the rear deck. Into it shuffled a short line of cadets with one or two adults for leadership. ...
The Newton Cipher – Snippet 06
The Newton Cipher - Snippet 06 To O'Hare South Bend, Indiana It wasn't until Trina was back in her Jeep and crawling slowly down Edelstein's driveway that the tears came. She could barely see the ambulance tracks ahead of her, still fresh from when it rushed Edelstein...
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 27
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 27 "I thought it was all empty." "Is that what your up-timer book told you?" "It didn't tell me near enough," Gordon said. "All I know is that there should be a good-sized town at Boston, and the governor is some guy named Vane."...