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
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 13
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 13 Chapter Five No, I have no right to rank with the great captains, for I have never commanded a retreat. --Moltke the Elder. Over and on the Mar Furioso, North of Santa Josefina At about fifty miles out, the package split...
Battle Luna – Snippet 13
Battle Luna - Snippet 13 But how? Their best bet was obviously their single remaining cement bomb. But getting it past two groups of shieldbearers would be nearly impossible, especially now that the Ueys knew how dangerous the weapons were. In retrospect, he now...
At The End Of The World – Snippet 13
At The End Of The World - Snippet 13 Giselle leaned across the table, reached out her hand. Lice just shook her head again. I have to admit I wasn't surprised. Ever since we pulled Lice out of the water, she avoided group talks, particularly those which focused on our...
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 10
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 10 Chapter 6 Paris, France If Étienne Servien had learned only one thing in the service of the crown, it was that men were subject to many perils, and that many of them ultimately proved fatal. It seemed trite to think of men's...