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
Dark Day, Bright Hour – Snippet 08
Dark Day, Bright Hour - Snippet 08 One of the remoras leaped at Freddi, but a touch from her sent it shrieking to the ground in agony. She gave Mammon an entirely mirthless smile. "Are you sure about that?" His head tilted the other way. "So it's true. Curious." A...
Dark Day, Bright Hour – Snippet 07
Dark Day, Bright Hour - Snippet 07 Wade he did. His belly hung below his knees, but his legs were like tree trunks and his arms like anacondas. A pair of hideous soot-colored wings sprouted from his back and sent cyclones of air swirling down the street as he flapped...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 29
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 29 24: THE ELEVENTH GATE Martinez, fortunately, was already on the bridge when his farside scout emerged from the gate, emitting the pre-arranged Peregoy signal. The scout pilot commed his alert: "Polyglot vessel approaching the...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 33
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 33 When they were done searching, Goth collected her bag from the junk they'd just piled back into the little cabin they'd tried to lock her into… And then had second thoughts. She took her clothes out of that bag, put them into...