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 01
At The End Of The World - Snippet 01 At The End Of The World By Charles E. Gannon Set in the Black Tide Rising world created by John Ringo Dedication: Truly excellent authors thrill and even startle us with the singular creativity and unique vision that spills from...
Dark Day, Bright Hour – Snippet 09
Dark Day, Bright Hour - Snippet 09 Chapter 2 Zeeviel God's Wolf. Considering the fact that the Word has not a single complimentary thing to say about wolves, I'd often wondered why Father had Named me such. I even asked Him once. He'd smiled enigmatically and said,...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 30
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 30 25: THE ELEVENTH GATE In the Skyhawk scout, seated beside the pilot, Philip finally remembered the Eddington quote he had tried to recall for Julie, months ago. Arthur Eddington, brilliant maverick, physicist and mathematician and...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 34
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 34 The engineer was slightly more thorough than his junior officer, and came back to check the switch. He swore and promptly flipped it off again, and ran to check the recycler. Goth had to work pretty quickly to get the original switch...