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 20
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 20 Chapter 12 Paris, France Servien walked along the broad corridor toward the great salon that his master planned someday to make into a theater. He would have scoffed at the idea of a theater in the Palais-Cardinal, a needless...
At The End Of The World – Snippet 23
At The End Of The World - Snippet 23 The men at the stern came out of the hatchway again, crouching. Chloe, who was now deathly quiet, let one get out, then caught the second one with a shot in the chest right as he cleared the coaming. By the time the next one was...
Battle Luna – Snippet 22
Battle Luna - Snippet 22 Godin said, "If it gets out, there's guaranteed violence. If it stays secure, guaranteed violence, but you know, we have plenty of violence without it. I don't see it having that much of an effect on things overall, as far as that goes." Andre...
At The End Of The World – Snippet 22
At The End Of The World - Snippet 22 Instead, a bunch of them came running out of the superstructure and set up around the forward weather deck, from the waist to the bow. They were scanning the high points behind their ship. Including, of course, the...