UK edition of Secret Stories

[algernon]

Hi everyone.

I already have Ramsey Cambpell's novel Secret Story in the Tor books edition. I have since discovered that this is in fact an abridged edition of "Secret Stories". However, the only version available on Amazon is the Secret Story (there are a number of different editions, but all are tittled Secret Story - which I assume will all be the abridged US version???). Does anyone know if the UK version (and unbridged) is available in the UK and where I could get a copy?

Also, I have a copy of Ramsey Campbell's "The Claw". I was wondering if there are any major differences between this and the american version "Night of the Claw" which he published under the Pseudonym Jay Ramsey Campbell.

Thanks, any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Algernon

[ramseycampbell]

Hello, Algernon! The Claw is the complete edition. PS Publishing have the complete uncut text of Secret Story in paperback.

[algernon]

Hi Ramsey.

Thanks for the reply and the information. I will have to get the PS edition of Secret story.
I've already got (and read) the Tor edition (I bought it at Watersone's in Liverpool the day after I met you and you kindly signed 7 books for me (the Night Adam Nevill et al were there talking about serial killers in fiction). If I'd have used my noodle I would have bought it the night before so I could have gotten it signed too....doh!!)).

I read somewhere that the British version was called Secret Stories and the US version Secret Story? Is this not the case?

Thanks again,
Hope to meet you again sometime (when I shall pester you to sign some more books for me....lol).

Take care.

[ramseycampbell]

Apr 10, 2013 14:06:09 GMT algernon said:

I read somewhere that the British version was called Secret Stories and the US version Secret Story? Is this not the case?

That's right, but my American editor pointed out that Stories sounded like a collection, and so I've abandoned that title.

[algernon]

Apr 10, 2013 21:24:27 GMT ramseycampbell said:

Apr 10, 2013 14:06:09 GMT algernon said:

I read somewhere that the British version was called Secret Stories and the US version Secret Story? Is this not the case?

That's right, but my American editor pointed out that Stories sounded like a collection, and so I've abandoned that title.

Hi Ramsey.

Thanks again for the above explanation concerning the UK/US version of the tittle of this book. Come to think of it, that does kind of make sense as it could be mistaken for a collection of stories.
I thought that I had already replied to this post weeks ago (I guess it was one of those instances where I had decided upon a suitable response but then been distracted by something else and therefore not gotten around to replying.....and then been under the illusion that I had replied. Must be getting old and my mind has started to play tricks on me! .... ).