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
GODSWAR 1 – The Mask of Ares – Chapter 11
GODSWAR 1 - The Mask of Ares - Chapter 11 Chapter 11. Urelle studied Ingram out of the corner of her eye as they walked. He was silent when not talking, and his feet would glide over the forest floor, hardly displacing a single leaf, lifting up and over or around even...
GODSWAR 1 – The Mask of Ares – Prologue Thru Chapter 10
GODSWAR 1 - The Mask of Ares - Prologue Thru Chapter 10 GODSWAR 1 - The Mask of Ares By Ryk E. Spoor AUTHOR'S NOTE: My world of Zarathan is something of a potpourri of all fantasy elements, and some SF ones as well, as readers of the Balanced Sword trilogy know. This...
Battle Luna – Snippet 12
Battle Luna - Snippet 12 "What?" Pappy asked, frowning. KC's breathing changed subtly, indicating some activity. But Pappy didn't dare turn around to see what he was doing. "KC?" "Okay," KC said. "Get ready to blind the Ueys -- you'll know when." The last word was cut...
At The End Of The World – Snippet 12
At The End Of The World - Snippet 12 I kept my distance, not wanting to wind up on the captain's ninja radar. He and Keywood ultimately slipped into the marine stores shed, just a little bit east of the boathouse that fronted on the pier. I went around to the rear of...