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 17
At The End Of The World - Snippet 17 "I was a damned fool. Two helicopters went down. Everyone survived. Miracle that. Then they had to shelter until the last helo could fly in and recover them." "And what did you do in the meantime?" "Not bloody much. There was...
Battle Luna – Snippet 17
Battle Luna - Snippet 17 Really, the number of people who knew about the device made the pretense of secrecy silly. It was almost certain that everyone in Echelon 1 knew the rough details. The labor, support, outside contractors and family members might not, but...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 17
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 17 Chapter Six The difference between stupid and intelligent people - and this is true whether or not they are well-educated - is that intelligent people can handle subtlety. --Neal Stephenson, The Diamond Age Estado Mayor, Sub...
GODSWAR 1 – The Mask of Ares – Chapter 16
GODSWAR 1 - The Mask of Ares - Chapter 16 Chapter 16. Chaoswar. The word echoed menacingly through Ingram's mind. On its own it was a silly word. War was usually chaos. Putting the two together was near enough a redundancy. But as every living being on Zarathan knew,...