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.
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1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 12
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 12 Chapter 7 The North Atlantic A thousand years before Gordon was born, and more than six hundred years before the date on the calendar, people had made the crossing that Challenger was undertaking now. Their boats were even...
GODSWAR 1 – The Mask of Ares – Chapter 14
GODSWAR 1 - The Mask of Ares - Chapter 14 Chapter 14. Victoria saw the tension in Urelle's entire body vanish abruptly – a tension that Victoria had not consciously realized she had seen until it had disappeared. Ah. Of course. "The spell has reached your limits,...
GODSWAR 1 – The Mask of Ares – Chapter 13
GODSWAR 1 - The Mask of Ares - Chapter 13 Chapter 13. "Lord Ares!" He turned towards the call, seeing one of the Ekprospos coming towards him. With an annoying effort, he recalled her name. Artemisia Igemon, that was it. "Lady Artemisia," he said, inclining his head....
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 11
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 11 "I am sure you do. You know everything that goes on in that room." He pointed behind him. "My patron may be his nephew, but he is not fond of being suddenly summoned by the red robe. I should like to know why." Nephew, Servien...