About the book: 2006 / Guillaume the Pale - a great battle magician. The best one money can hire. The forces of the elements obey him. He himself is almost equal to them, becoming the fifth element - the element of magic. He knew himself and rejected feelings. Guillaume the Gambler with Death kept only the Game for himself. And he plays only by his own rules, sparing neither feelings nor lives. But what if Love is at stake? Who then dictates the rules of the Game??