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
At The End Of The World – Snippet 21
At The End Of The World - Snippet 21 Both platforms tilted for a moment and then -- the three boys scattering away -- they came down with a crash Chloe and I could hear almost two-hundred-and-fifty yards away. Without the support of the platforms, the weights on the...
Battle Luna – Snippet 21
Battle Luna - Snippet 21 "Andre, they sent that in the clear." "Yeah. Let's hold on a moment, though." The NCO in charge called again. "Lunar faction, are you monitoring this frequency?" Crawford said, "Let's give him one more." Almost a full minute went by,...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 21
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 21 Chapter Seven All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are. --Clausewitz, On War Santa Cruz, Santa...
GODSWAR 1 – The Mask of Ares – Chapter 20
GODSWAR 1 - The Mask of Ares - Chapter 20 Chapter 20. "The Wanderer." Victoria's voice was level, with just a hint of the doubt she felt. At that, she couldn't deny that she felt a certain frisson of awe at the figure before her. A bit shorter than she had expected,...