About the book: 2010 / Do you have a Gauss rifle? The devil himself is not your brother! But luck is a girl with character: today she loves you, but tomorrow - vice versa. Maxim Kraevoy, an escaped prisoner and former punisher, was convinced of this from personal experience. He was one step away from triumph - and was forced to start his path to his dream from scratch. However, now he knows who is to blame for everything. This is the mysterious Master of Amber, to whom squads of stalker-divers are subordinate. Mutants and anomalies, bandits and the military - it seemed that the Zone itself had turned against Max, but he survived, did not break despite everything. But will he be able to win??..