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
At The End Of The World – Snippet 04
At The End Of The World - Snippet 04 I gotta give Giselle credit: she didn't back down an inch. Probably because she is Rod's devoted friend. And more than that, it's pretty clear that she had a crush on him, too. Which of course he would never see on his own, not...
At The End Of The World – Snippet 03
At The End Of The World - Snippet 03 I looked at him, knowing I should say thanks, but all I could do was stare at him. I guess he saw gratitude in my eyes; he nodded and said, "Never on a boat before?" Now, I pride myself on having reasonable skill with words. I like...
Battle Luna – Snippet 03
Battle Luna - Snippet 03 He grimaced. If, hell. When. There was no point in bringing all these men to Luna and not making as much noise and fury as possible. Even if they decided to start with some of the other domes, sooner or later they would come to Hadley. "Is...
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 03
Days of Burning, Days of Wrath - Snippet 03 "Don't be too hard on him," Carrera said. "The Tauran Union Expeditionary Force was under a bombardment that may as well have been nuclear." "I never thought especially well of the major, anyway," said the RSM. "But...