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
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 19
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 19 14: THE ELEVENTH GATE Martinez gazed at the planet below, the unknown world beyond the eleventh gate. His glimpse of lights along the coastline had been brief before clouds rolled back in. But he had seen the lights; everyone...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 23
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 23 "I think I need to go have another look outside," said the Leewit. "For what?" asked Pausert. "I don't know. But maybe I need to look at some more of the tumbleflowers. Besides, I had to sit in here while you all got put in jail and...
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 22
The Shaman of Karres - Snippet 22 Chapter 8 The Leewit nodded knowingly, after listening to what had happened. "See, Captain, people say things to kids that they wouldn't give away to adults. That copper said more than he realized, answering my questions. I kept on...
The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 18
The Eleventh Gate - Snippet 18 13: GALT Everything Philip did was monitored. Everything. Biosensors stuck to his skull, his chest, his wrist, his armpits, his nostrils, the insides of his mouth, even his cock. They swarmed in his blood. None of them...