There's a special kind of garbage dump in the woods near Peter's school. He and his friend Dante have spent many hours sifting through the broken but interesting stuff. What's even more interesting is that the contents of the dump seem to change. Different things appear and disappear without any clue as to how and why it happens.
Lately though, Peter and Dante have drifted apart. They used to be inseparably, but now it seems as though Dante is more interested in having a good time with newer friends, and has even taken up some unsavory habits Peter disapproves of, the same things both of them swore they would never do. And Dante's incessant interest in and vocal observations about the opposite sex are getting tiresome.
So this afternoon finds Peter alone at the dump, rooting through a newly appeared pile of refuse. Underneath a large metal panel, he comes across a black duffle bag. Inside the bag he finds several dozen bricks, made of what looks to be plastic and laced with golden circuitry. He also find something that appears to be a gun, even though it's unlike any gun he's ever seen. It's oddly shaped, with a rounded mass where the barrel would normally be and a grip that looks as though it was made for six fingers.
Read more at Pandora's Gun, by James Van Pelt | YA Science Fiction | SFReader.com Book Review
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