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Armenia,
Year 2088.
The facade of Democracy could no longer veil the decades of political chaos that wore it thin. In 2031, it tore, giving way to a new form of government that will be known as Ordocracy – or Rule by the Order, the supreme law of the nation – stewarded by the elusive House of Keepers of the Order.
Fifty years on, no one can clearly define what the House is or what it does. No one knows anyone who has been inside. And no one really cares. Except for professor of Armenian political thought Karine Bakunts, who has longed for an invitation for most of her academic career. When it arrives as an anonymous phone call, she accepts.
Escorted by a cryptic host, Karine is led from room to room to uncover the closely guarded secrets of this institution. Yet the deeper she goes, the more she must confront the question she has been avoiding: what does the House know about her that she herself doesn’t?
Stepan Khzrtian
Attorney, Entrepreneur, Writer
Stepan Khzrtian is an attorney, entrepreneur, and writer whose work sits at the intersection of law, governance, and what it means to be Armenian – at home and abroad.
Licensed in California and Armenia, Stepan acts as special counsel to entrepreneurs and executives on transactions that shape ownership, control, and strategic direction.
He is the co-founder of Corpora, a tech company that automates legal and tax compliance. He is also the co-founder of Huys Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports youth in achieving educational excellence and applying their learnings to the most pressing issues facing Armenia, the Armenian nation, and humanity.
An alumnus of Yerevan State University, the American University of Armenia, and the University of Cambridge, he splits his time between Yerevan, Armenia and Watertown, Massachusetts with his wife and their son.
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