Thomas Lopinski - Author

The Inferno
Markawasi Valley. We camped there alone with just our guide and a stray dog who barked all night at strange things moving in the dark.
Making friends in Peru
Cocoa bean
Sunset at Markawasi
The Old Man
Iglesias de Santo Domingo
Markawasi at night
A skull at a burial site
Close up view of the mysterious indentation at the Gate of the Gods. Just big enough for a small disk or medallion?
The ladies that helped with everything.
Peruvian cuisine
"The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
Machu Picchu – The last Incan city? A royal retreat? A temple dedicated to the Virgins of the Sun.
Skeeter
Offerings to the Gods.
Mummies at the Inka Museum
Guinea Pig
To your mother!
John deeply into the cascading rain forest, legendary unknown explorer, etc...relishing over the maddening mystery of Document 512.
Caiman eyes
Sacsayhuaman - The stones fit together so perfectly and without any mortar.
"The Art of Raising Hell" is voted Best Young Adult Novel of 2015 from Best Indie Books.
Driving in Peru
The Torreon at Machu Picchu - You must stand in the shadow of your shadow when the eye of The Gods lifts… Then the shadow of your shadow will point the way. It will show you the direction from the heart of heaven to the heart of the earth.
A wonderful book signing at Book World. We ran out of books way too early!
I will forgive this reader for wearing a Cardinal hat to the signing.
A few local celebrities dropped by.
The Art of Raising Hell is voted one of the best Literary Novels of 2015 by Kindle Book Awards!!!
One of the many lovely people in attendance.
Traffic jam on road to Markawasi
Coach Collins or Dr. Shelder?
San Pedro de Cala
Book signing at Book World in May of 2015
Water bottle thief
Inside Iglesias de Santo Domingo
The steep decline at Huaynu Picchu
Cover for my new novel "The Art of Raising Hell"
Dinosaurs
My Amazon made tattoo
Coca tea
Sitting at the Gate of the Gods
Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
The Sun Temple
“The Gate of the Gods", or "Puerta de Hayu Marca". It is said that those who have passed through the gate find a glorious new life of immortality with their Gods.
Our Amazonian lodge
Face of Humanity
Seals
Termites in the Amazon are rather tasty, like pepper
It was the Inti Raymi celebration in Cuzco.
A rabbit
Sacsayhuaman silhouette
Elongated heads
Slip sliding away
Panoramic view of Cusco
Passageway to the underground tunnels?
On the trail down from Markawasi
Hiking up to the Sun Gate.
Book Signing – We had a wonderful book signing event at the Georgetown Library in July 2014. Thank you all for coming.
Bunsen Creek Dam
The last stop before we lost contact with the civilized world
A monkey on her back
Our offering to The Gods
Lunch on a reed island in Puno, Peru
Center of Plaza de Armas in Cusco
The view of Machu Picchu from atop Huaynu Picchu.
Welcoming party off the plane
A Sphinx
Ancient Inca burial tomb near Puno
Dinner served on steamed leaves
Ugha Mongulala – Those six fingered chosen few destined for greatness.
Anyone see Lonny Nack in this photo?
Cusco Plaza De Armas – What better place for Jason to enjoy a cigarette and wash some clothes.
On the train to Machu Picchu
Reed boat
Burbank Library Local Author Showcase 2015
The Cake! Thank you, ladies...
Anna and Thomas at the Burbank Local Author Showcase in October 2015
The Runaways. The original rock n roll hell raisers.

Document 512 Book

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Indiana Jones type dyslexic female teenager is chased through the ruins of South America and ends up finding a lost civilization deep in the Amazon Rainforest.

The Art Of Raising Hell

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Four small-town teenagers idolize an older boy, who has perfected the art of raising hell. When one of them ends up dead, they soon realize the difference between chasing life and being chased by it.

Thomas Lopinski - Author

Document 512 Book

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