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 Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 06
The Macedonian Hazard - Snippet 06 Carthalo figured he could do that. Before Padus Boca fell into the furnace mouth, Carthalo had several dracmas stashed away for work he did on the side. Maybe he was lucky. Besides, the woman who was buying him was attractive. He...
WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 02
WarSpell Space Race - Snippet 02 "No, Jerry," Tim said. "It was me. The old me was too studied when I was playing him. I remember it both from Tim's point of view and Alvin's. To Alvin, it was real. What he felt, what he saw in the other person's eyes and in the magic...
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 45
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line - Snippet 45 Sophie smiled. "My surname, of course." Cautiously now, Leonora! "What is strange about it?" "That it is still affixed to my person. You know, of course, that I was married." "Y-yes." It would not do to let Sophie know how...
Two Cases For The Czar – Snippet 01
Two Cases For The Czar - Snippet 01 Two Cases For The Czar By Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett From the Casebook of Miroslava Holmes The Spy Who Got Away Location: Room 22B, Ufa Dacha Date: May 10, 1637 I take pen in hand to record the second case of Miroslava Holmes, my...