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 02
Dark Day, Bright Hour - Snippet 02 A blink-and-you'd-miss-it expression of deep pain crossed Zeeviel's face before he glowered. "Just caring for my Charge, Derek, something you know nothing about and yet should." Breezy and insolent. "Once I sew them up at a...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 28
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 28 Chapter 10 Me'a grimaced. "This is a most appalling mess you present me with, Captain. My inclination is to have nothing to do with it. But I have been in coded subradio contact with the Daal of Uldune. Sedmon of the Six Lives has...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 24
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 24 "Dr. Coleman, I want to see my youngest granddaughter, Tara. She's in the mental-disturbance ward of this hospital." He folded his lips into such a thin line that they seemed to disappear. Finally he said, "All right. ...
Dark Day, Bright Hour – Snippet 01
Dark Day, Bright Hour - Snippet 01 Dark Day, Bright Hour by Julie Frost Chapter 1 Anthony Hitmen rarely die of old age, and I was no exception. The universe, however, has senses of both humor and irony, and the job didn't kill me. I cashed in my chips committing a...