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''The Secret'' is a book produced by [[Byron Preiss]] and first published by Bantam in 1982. A professional book packager and architect of the work, Preiss commissioned freelancers to carry out his vision. The text is attributed to [[Sean Kelly]] and Ted Mann. Illustrations are by [[John Jude Palencar]], [[John Pierard]], and [[Overton Loyd]]; [[JoEllen Trilling]], [[Ben Asen]], and Alex Jay also contributed to the book. 

The original publication (sold in both the United States and Canada) was a quality trade paperback, with a glossy full-color insert of the key images in the book: a series of enigmatic paintings. This edition saw two printings.

A limited number of hardcover editions were sold, likely intended for library use. These consist of the original paperback, with the cover removed and re-affixed to a more durable binding.

A Japanese version was published in 1983 (in two packaging variants), and the English version was re-issued in 2014 as a print-on-demand edition.

A digitized version of Preiss’ original manuscript can also be found on [https://12Treasures.com 12Treasures.com]. 
{| class="wikitable"
|+''The Secret'' book variants
!Year
!ISBN
!Language
!Format
!Publisher
|-
| rowspan="2" |1982
| rowspan="2" |ISBN <bdi>0-553-01408-0</bdi>
| rowspan="2" |English
|Paperback
| rowspan="2" |Bantam
|-
|Hardcover
|-
|1983
|0276-831122-7339
|Japanese
|Paperback
|Futami-shobo
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|ISBN <bdi>978-1-59687-444-2</bdi>
| rowspan="2" |English
|Hardcover
| rowspan="2" |ibooks.com
|-
|ISBN <bdi>978-1-59687-401-5</bdi>
|Paperback
|}

== Sections of The Secret (book) ==

=== Opening credits ===
This two-page spread credits:

''Authors:'' Sean Kelly and Ted Mann (even though much of the text was written by Byron Preiss himself)

''Sculptress:'' JoEllen Trilling

''Developed and Edited by'': Byron Preiss

''Illustrators:'' John Jude Palencar, John Pierard, Overton Lloyd

''Photographer:'' Ben Asen

''Designer'': Alex Jay

A Byron Preiss Book

Bantam Books

Toronto

New York

London

Sydney

=== Copyright page ===