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
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 09
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 09 "There was so much to learn," she said, without looking back. "So many books, so many papers, so many new techniques. He took it all in like a drunkard who could not help himself. "He died in Grantville," she said at last,...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 12
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 12 ***** Marqueli was speaking on the stage now, talking about truth in advertising, her relationship to Carrera through his wife, Lourdes, but also how Jorge's medical care preceded any relationship except that of soldier and...
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 08
1636 The Atlantic Encounter - Snippet 08 "Well." The Dutch sailing master's face brightened, as if he might now have an opportunity to affect the direction Challenger would be going. "The best way is to follow the trade winds, the northeast winds, and make for the...
Battle Luna – Snippet 11
Battle Luna - Snippet 11 And that was it. No real weapons, and no defenses beyond a couple more of the monofil traps that had briefly derailed the Uey advance. Within an hour or two, unless Pappy could pull something out of his hat, the enemy would be rolling...