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
Battle Luna – Snippet 28
Battle Luna - Snippet 28 Malakhar said, "They're still drilling, according to sensors." "Good...on the sensors working, I mean. Any guess on cut through?" "The door could be any time. Acoustics suggest there's only a centimeter left. It wasn't armored, just...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 28
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 28 Chapter Ten Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain." --Karl von Clausewitz UEPF Spirit of Peace The door to the intelligence shop opened...
The Newton Cipher – Snippet 03
The Newton Cipher - Snippet 03 Espresso University of Notre Dame South Bend, Indiana Edelstein's office was a hazardous topology of stacked books and papers piled into miniature mountains. This particular mountain range extended across the office: in corners, beneath...
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 25
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 25 Chapter 16 Land of the Five Nations Samuel de Champlain had been an artist and cartographer during his earliest travels, and he amazed Stephane with his skill. Even with somewhat diminished eyesight, and a slight palsy that...