Preaching to the Choir : A New Novella by the Sunday Times Bestselling Author of the Children of Time Series

* ARTHUR C. CLARKE AND BSFA AWARD WINNING AUTHOR *

'A fast-paced, thrilling story for fans of science fiction with a dash of horror' - LIBRARY JOURNAL

'A deliciously creepy, dark chiller that lingers long after its final twist' - SCIFINOW

'For lovers of books like My Heart is A Chainsaw' - MAGIC SHELF CONTROL

ELENA MENDES THOUGHT SHE UNDERSTOOD WHAT 'OLD MONEY' WAS.

She knew her boyfriend Ross Enderbough was rich. Like, 'old money' rich. She knew he was the scion of some eccentric British line that predates the whole United States. She knew he didn't really get on with his family, and that he fled to America to study free of their influence.

Ross has been summoned to Enderby, the family mansion built as a monastery centuries ago, for an exclusive, mysterious family gathering that happens only once a generation. Spouses and partners aren't invited, but Ross has asked Elena to come anyway for moral support.

But there are secrets in the mouldering old pile, and terrors in the unkempt woods on the estate. And Elena slowly comes to realise that 'old money' means so much more than she'd ever imagined...

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Horror & ghost stories, Science fiction, Fiction: special features

Published on 11 Aug 2026 by Profile Books Ltd.