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
Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 04
Domesticating Dragons - Snippet 04 CHAPTER FOUR Intercepted My jalopy was the first thing to let me down. I threw myself into the driver's seat with twenty-two minutes left in my promised hour and jammed the ignition button with my finger. The engine made a...
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 43
Serpent Daughter - Snippet 43 Dolindas smiled slightly. "This is not for me to say. It is a decision for the goddess, who will act through Sarah, once Sarah is awake. But until then, I must ask you to step down from your position, tending to the throne." An icicle...
The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 05
The Macedonian Hazard - Snippet 05 "A contract made under duress is invalid. And anyone signing a contract while a slave is, by definition, under duress. But you do bring up an interesting point, Dag. There were contracts of indenture. They were outlawed by the 13th...
WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 01
WarSpell Space Race - Snippet 01 WarSpell: Space Race By Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett Chapter 1--The Starting Gun The Merge decade was characterized by frenetic activity in a number of fields including space exploration, as the magic of the game worlds and technology...